Building Back, Together
May 18, 2021
3 minutes
by david artavia
photographer
joe mac creative
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The blue wave ain’t over just yet. In one of the most intense election years we’ve seen in the history of the United States, newly activated voters showed up to the polls in droves, voting in a wave of LGBTQ+ legislators, many of whom are first-time officeholders. One city that led the charge, helping turn the state of Pennsylvania blue, is Philadelphia.
Jonathan Lovitz was among several Philly queer activists — including the LGBTQ Victory Fund’s Sean Meloy, organizer Jason Evans, politicians Brian Sims,
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