Rainbow Wave 2026: Chris Pappas Becomes the First Out Gay Man Elected to the US Senate, and Virginia Votes for Marriage Equality
Election night in the US delivered a string of LGBTQ+ firsts: Chris Pappas wins New Hampshire, Sarah McBride is re-elected, Georgia elects its first out trans and nonbinary lawmaker, and Virginia voters strip the same-sex marriage ban from their constitution. In Texas, Democrats won after a flood of anti-trans ads.
