Please join us for our 29th Annual FFM event on 

Wednesday, October 28th at 5:30pm

Downtown Seattle, address provided upon RSVP,

Please email maya@hdcc.org or sara@senatedemocrats.org for more information.

Dear Friends,

We ask you to join us in sponsoring the 29th annual Fighting for the Majority. Shortly after the passage of Washington’s so-called Defense of Marriage Act in 1998, a small group of LGBTQ+ community leaders vowed that our community would never again serve as a legislative punching bag. They created Fighting for the Majority, and the partnership with Democratic leadership in the House and Senate has brought us the first legislature in U.S. history in which both chambers are led by LGBTQ+ people and has resulted in a string of victories for LGBTQ+ people unparalleled in the country. And we are on the verge of welcoming our first trans member to the LGBTQ caucus in 2027!

The onslaught of attacks on the rights of LGBTQ+ people continued this year. Over 800 bills were under consideration in state legislatures in 2026, proposing everything from prohibiting trans youth from getting gender-affirming care, playing sports, or using the correct bathroom to prohibiting teachers from even acknowledging the existence of LGBTQ+ people and history. The U.S. Supreme Court has given a green light to states to discriminate.

By contrast, Democratic majorities in Washington have continued to prioritize the civil rights of the LGBTQ+ community and ensure that those efforts do not get far in our state. In 2026, the legislature held firm on protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ students; gave trans folks the right to keep records of gender marker changes on birth certificates and driver’s licenses private; and supported the Attorney General’s vigorous defense of trans youth.

LGBTQ+ people in our state continue to face challenges that the state legislature can help with. These include seniors forced back into the closet as they transition to assisted living or skilled nursing facilities; homeless youth who disproportionately identify as LGBTQ+; trans kids who are bullied or harassed in school; and LGBTQ+ people and allies in the Black, indigenous, and people of color community who are fighting for racial equity and police accountability.

Contributing to Fighting for the Majority is the most efficient and strategic way to ensure that the Democratic majority in Washington can continue to fight for LGBTQ+ equality. State legislatures play a pivotal role in safeguarding and advancing LGBTQ+ rights—especially now, as the Trump administration and its allies work to roll back decades of progress. Please join me today in sponsoring Fighting for the Majority. Click here to contribute to FFM. Please make your sponsorship by September 28th in order to be recognized in the printed invitation for the event. We look forward to seeing you at our 29th annual Fighting for the Majority event on Wednesday, October 28th at 5:30pm in downtown Seattle!

Thank you,

Kevin Chang, Linda Di Lello Morton, Monisha Harrell, and Dr. Bish Paul, Co-Chairs, Fighting for the Majority