While it was the nation’s highest court that granted marriage equality to LGBTQ Americans two years ago, the news out of Washington these days isn’t so rosy. With social conservatives like Mike Pence and Jeff Sessions in top roles, many LGBTQ funders have been continuing the fight in places away from the capital. In fact, well before Trump’s election threw up obstacles to gains at the federal level, these funders were focusing new attention and resources at the state and local level, especially in conservative parts of the country where discrimination against LGBTQ people is both legal and common.