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Daniel Desrochers

As states pass anti-LGBTQ laws, Sharice Davids says she still feels optimistic about progress

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Sharice Davids, a Kansas Democrat, compared the journey for LGBTQ rights to walking up a spiral staircase.

It’s not a linear path. Instead, progress circles as it rises.

“For sure from when I was younger, we are in a much better place in terms of LGBTQ+ rights,” said Davids, who made history in 2018 as the first openly LGBTQ person elected to Congress from Kansas.

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