Tidal wave of ‘out’ LGBT candidates run for political office in 2nd year of Trump presidency
Gay news sites are reporting that a tidal wave of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender ( LGBT ) candidates for various political offices will flood the United States in 2018. For instance, forty-eight LGBT candidates have already announced they are running for various offices in Texas during this election cycle. Perhaps the most high profile race is set to take place in Maryland, where convicted ‘transgender’ felon Bradley 'Chelsea' Manning is challenging Senator Ben Cardin for his seat in the United States Senate. LGBT candidates, the majority of whom are running as Democrats, are hoping to benefit from President Trump’s current low approval ratings. Congress almost always loses seats to the opposite party of a newly elected president during the midterms. “ Annise Parker , CEO of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund , predicted LGBT candidates endorsed by the organization in 2018 ‘are going to do well,’” according to a report in the pro-LGBT Washingt