President-Elect Joe Biden thanked specifically LGBTQ people for supporting his election during his acceptance speech. It was a first for a victory speech by a president-elect.
In California, Todd Gloria will become the first openly gay man and a man of color to be elected Mayor of San Diego, the state’s second largest city.
Plus, Governor Newsom’s appointment of Justice Martin Jenkins to the California Supreme Court was confirmed last week. Jenkins becomes the first openly gay man to serve the State’s high court.
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(Photo: Courtesy Todd Gloria – via Twitter)