‘I don’t feel like libbing out’: LGBTQ+ rights took blows in these states despite midterm election blue wave

For Democrats, this week’s midterm elections went nearly as well as they could have hoped. The party has gained at least seven seats in the Senate and 29 in the House of Representatives, securing full Congressional control for Democrats. Some conservative strongholds even flipped blue, including Texas, Kansas, and South Carolina. The election also marked a number of groundbreaking firsts for the country, including the first Black woman to serve as governor, the first openly gay man elected to...