#political-representation

#political-representation

Elections are imperfect reflections of public sentiment, but they are the least worst means to distribute political power. Each vote does count.

This year's Out for America report shows the resilience of our LGBTQ+ elected leaders. Despite hateful rhetoric plaguing the 2024 election cycle, LGBTQ+ elected officials won at the ballot box and made history. We know these exceptionally talented public servants are exactly what we need as the antidote to combat the anti-equality virus in our halls of power.

The statement by the five female Liberal MPs condemned the decision for gender quotas, claiming it demeaned women's capabilities and perpetuated their minority status in politics.

Gina Ortiz Jones' victory is historic as she becomes the first openly lesbian mayor of San Antonio, highlighting the increasing representation of LGBTQ+ leaders.

"The Labour Party's creation was rooted in a desire for representation from the underrepresented, transcending individual group differences to unify for societal change."

For the past seven years, a vocal group of neighbors of the proposed Portland Water Bureau filtration plant in Boring have expressed sharp opposition.

The latest bill aimed at abolishing hereditary peers in the House of Lords received overwhelming support in Parliament. MPs voted 435 to 73 in favor, proceeding to the Lords for further debate.

"We have to be twice as good for half as much," Gantt said. "Now, Black women will stop being gaslit by society when we say we have to work twice as hard and we have to be overqualified."

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund proposed redrawing Los Angeles City Council districts to enhance Latino voting power, a move ultimately sidelined by the council.

"Reducing our understanding of knowledge to assertions made by a small subset of supposedly 'reliable sources' adds bias into the encyclopedia."