‘Rainbow Wave’: How did the record class of LGBTQ nominees fare?

November 8, 2018 compassq NEWS, US NEWS Comments Off on ‘Rainbow Wave’: How did the record class of LGBTQ nominees fare?
After winning Kansas' 3rd District, Sharice Davids is projected to become one of the first Native American women to serve in Congress and the first LGBTQ person to represent the state in the lawmaking body. (Whitney Curtis/Getty Images)

As the electoral landscape took shape earlier this year, at least one thing became clear: 2018 was set to become a year of firsts. Election Day promised to usher in a group of barrier-breaking candidates, blazing trails for diverse…