More than 1,000 LGBT elected officials will now serve in the US

Gabriela Santiago-Romero, who ran for Detroit City Council, in District 6, is among the newly elected officials. (Photo: Eric Thomas)

Once Tuesday night’s victors are sworn in, the United States will have elected more than 1,000 concurrently serving LGBTQ officials for the first time in history, according to the political action committee LGBTQ Victory Fund

At least 237 lesbian, gay, bisexual…