Out and voting II: The gay, lesbian and bisexual vote in congressional house elections, 1990–1998
Publication Type: Report
Date: February 11, 2000
Analysis of exit poll data shows:
- The electoral potential of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is real;
- The LGBT community is one of the more diverse electorates in
- We cannot achieve our goals by standing alone in either party, nor can we achieve our goals by blindly aligning ourselves with either party.
A systematic strategy of voter mobilization in key districts could give the emerging LGBT electorate the clout that its numbers suggest it deserves.
