The report is the first to analyze the motivations and barriers for LGBTQ women running for public office. It pulled data from two surveys: one from LGBTQ women who had considered running but had not, and one focusing on LGBTQ women who had already run for office.
“The same barriers that impede cisgender heterosexual women from running have a tremendous impact on LGBTQ women running for office, but there are additional challenges and barriers” said Annise Parker, Houston’s first openly gay mayor and president of the Victory Fund, which works to support LGBTQ candidates running for office.
Even though there are more LGBTQ officials than ever before — in November, a historic “rainbow wave” saw more than 200 candidates endorsed by the Victory Fund win their elections — LGBTQ women still run at lower rates than LGBTQ men, even though they win at higher rates.

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