As the U.S. becomes more diverse, our national politics is starting to catch up to those demographics. Last week's election hit groundbreaking diversity milestones across both party lines, in terms of race, religion, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation.⁣ ⁣ ➡️ Kamala Harris became the nation's 1st vice president elect who is a woman, Black, and of Indian descent⁣ ⁣ ➡️ Sarah McBride won a state Senate seat in Delaware, becoming the U.S.’ highest-ranking transgender elected official, and 1st to serve in the Senate⁣ ⁣ ➡️ Torrey Harris and Eddie Mann will serve as the 1st openly LGBTQ politicians in the Tennessee State Legislature⁣ ⁣ ➡️ Taylor Small won a seat in the Vermont House of Representatives, their 1st openly transgender member⁣ ⁣ ➡️ Kim Jackson became Georgia's 1st openly LGBTQ representative, the third openly LGBTQ Black female state senator in the U.S⁣ ⁣ ➡️ Sam Park is the 1st openly gay man elected to the Georgia State Legislature and won reelection⁣ ⁣ ➡️ Mondaire Jones & Ritchie Torres of New York became the 1st openly gay Black men elected to Congress, and Torres the 1st openly gay Afro Latino⁣ ⁣ ➡️ Zohran Mamdani & Jenifer Rajkumar became the 1st South Asians to represent the lower house of New York's state legislature⁣ ⁣ ➡️ Jabari Brisport became New York's 1st queer State Senator of color⁣ ⁣ ➡️ Stephanie Byers became the 1st trans person of Native American heritage to be elected to state legislature and will serve in the State House in Kansas⁣ ⁣ ➡️ Mauree Turner became the country's 1st nonbinary state legislator, Oklahoma's 1st Muslim legislator and the 1st Black person to represent the state's 88th district⁣ ⁣ ➡️ Cori Bush became the 1st Black woman to win a House seat in Missouri⁣ ⁣ ➡️ Iman Jodeh became Colorado's 1st Muslim lawmaker, representing Colorado House District 41⁣ ⁣ ➡️ Shevrin Jones became the 1st openly LGBTQ person ever elected to Florida's State Senate⁣ ⁣ ➡️ Michele Rayner Goolsby became the1st Black openly queer woman elected to the Florida House of Representatives⁣ ⁣ ➡️ Marilyn Strickland became the 1st Black woman to represent Washington in Congress and 1st Korean-American Congresswoman⁣ ⁣ #diversity #lgbtq #pride #queer