Elections — Uránia

A still from Steve Hilton's campaign advertisement 'Just try it, California'. Source: Steve Hilton / YouTube

Republican Candidate for California Governor Steve Hilton Releases Lesbian-Themed Campaign Ad

The West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Photo: Architect of the Capitol / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Gay Conservative Group Log Cabin Republicans Endorses Candidates for US Congress

Virginia State Capitol in Richmond. Photo: APK / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

Virginia Voters to Decide on Constitutional Amendment Protecting Same-Sex Marriage

Brazil’s National Congress building in Brasília. Photo: [Jefferson Rudy / Agência Senado / Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fotos_produzidas_pelo_Senado_(52722654292).jpg) (CC BY 2.0)

More than 500 openly LGBTQ candidates are running in Brazil’s general election

An electronic voting machine used in Brazil. Photo: [Antonio Augusto / TSE / Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Urna_eletr%C3%B4nica_brasileira_UE2020.jpg) (public domain)

Brazilian feminist group lists 150 candidates as backing restrictions affecting trans people

The British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria. Photo: [Michal Klajban / Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:British_Columbia_Parliament_Buildings_in_Victoria,_British_Columbia,_Canada_17.jpg) (CC BY-SA 4.0)

School LGBTQ resources become an issue in British Columbia's snap election

Leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec Éric Duhaime. Photo: [Asclepias / Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C3%89ric_Duhaime_2012-04-13.jpg) (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Canada: Openly Gay Éric Duhaime Leads Conservative Party of Quebec in Provincial Election

Speaker of the National Assembly of Serbia Ana Brnabic. Photo: [Jennifer Jacquemart / European Commission / Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Visit_of_Ana_Brnabi%C4%87,_Speaker_of_the_Serbian_Parliament,_to_the_European_Commission_P-069287_00-02.jpg) (CC BY 4.0)

Openly Lesbian Parliamentary Speaker Ana Brnabic Becomes Acting President of Serbia Following Aleksandar Vucic's Resignation

Democratic U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur. Photo: [Lance Cheung / USDA / Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20220602-OSEC-UNC-0001_(52117988799).jpg) (Public domain)

LGBTQ+ Groups Slam Campaign Ads by Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur

Former U.S. Representative from Alaska Mary Peltola. Photo: [U.S. House of Representatives / Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rep._Mary_Peltola_headshot.jpg) (Public domain)

Alaska Democratic Indigenous Senate Candidate Mary Peltola Accused of Using Homophobic Slurs Against Staffers

Berlin House of Representatives member Frank-Christian Hansel at the parliamentary podium. Photo: [Sandro Halank / Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2021-12-21_Sitzung_des_Abgeordnetenhauses_von_Berlin_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93158.jpg) (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Germany: Openly Gay Frank-Christian Hansel Re-Elected to Berlin Parliament for 'Alternative for Germany' Party

Berlin Finance Senator Stefan Evers in the Berlin House of Representatives. Photo: [Sandro Halank / Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2025-12-18_Sitzung_des_Abgeordnetenhauses_von_Berlin_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93107.jpg) (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Germany: Openly Gay Stefan Evers Nominated as CDU Parliamentary Group Leader in Berlin

Pennsylvania State Senator James Malone Faces Criticism Over Lesbian D&D Fanfiction and Drag Story Hour Support

Russian Ruling Party Deputy Tells Students the Country Will Be Run by Gays Without His Party

Rob Sand. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Democratic Candidate for Iowa Governor Rob Sand Faces Backlash for Stance Against Transgender Athletes

Chris Gallant

US Democratic Congressional Candidate Modeled for Gay Fetish and BDSM Ads

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

US Rights Groups Face Criticism for Endorsing Democrats with Anti-Trans Views

Congressman Chris Pappas. Photo: [U.S. House of Representatives](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chris_Pappas,_official_portrait_-_2022.jpg)

Out Gay Chris Pappas Wins Democratic Senate Primary in New Hampshire

Online LGBT-phobia Reports Surge During Election Years in Brazil

Alternative for Germany Wins Saxony-Anhalt Election, Sparking LGBT Community Concerns

Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana. Illustration: Government Press Office of Israel (Avi Ohayon) / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0

Openly Gay Amir Ohana Secures Third Spot on Israel's Ruling Likud Party Election List

Speaker of the Serbian Parliament Ana Brnabic in 2023. Illustration: Houses of the Oireachtas / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0

Openly Lesbian Ana Brnabic Becomes Key Figure for Serbian Progressive Party Ahead of Snap Elections

Sophia Barclay and the president of the PL, Valdemar Costa Neto. Photo: Reprodução/Instagram

Trans woman Sophia Barclay becomes the face of a right-wing party's election campaign in Brazil

Ed Markey Wins Decisive Senate Primary Victory Following Debate on Transgender Rights

Official portrait of Everton Blair (U.S. House of Representatives)

Everton Blair Becomes First Openly LGBTQ Congressman from Georgia

Alice Weidel (photo: Elekes Andor / Wikimedia Commons)

The victory of the Alternative for Germany party in eastern Germany draws attention to the LGBT status of its leader, Alice Weidel

Images from Preston Parra’s social media: at left, a KKK-robed scene he says was made with Grok; at right, a photograph of Parra. Source: Preston Parra / X via Daily Mail

Former aide to a US Senate candidate who calls himself a ‘twink fascist’ posted satirical Nazi images

Femboy Candidate Daniil Neonov Charged With "LGBT Propaganda" Immediately After Arrest

Russian Femboy Politician Daniil Neonov Re-Detained Upon Release from Detention Center

Moscow municipal candidate jailed for 10 days over alleged LGBTQ symbol on T-shirt

US congressional candidate criticized over LGBTQ seminars in youth program

Femboy municipal candidate Daniil Neonov detained in Moscow

Femboy municipal candidate Daniil Neonov detained in Moscow

US Democratic Congressional Candidate Admits Hiding LGBTQ Position Due to Muslim Voters

Campaign Launched to Support LGBT Candidates in US Capital Local Elections