LPAC, formally known as the Lesbian Super PAC, is a
Super PAC
Independent expenditure-only political action committees, better known as super PACs, are a type of political action committee (PAC) in the United States. Unlike traditional PACs, super PACs are legally allowed to fundraise unlimited amounts of m ...
founded in 2012 to represent the interests of
lesbians
A lesbian is a homosexual woman or girl. The word is also used for women in relation to their sexual identity or sexual behavior, regardless of sexual orientation, or as an adjective to characterize or associate nouns with female homo ...
in the
United States
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, and to campaign on
LGBT
LGBTQ people are individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning. Many variants of the initialism are used; LGBTQIA+ people incorporates intersex, asexual, aromantic, agender, and other individuals. The gro ...
and
women's rights
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issues. According to its chair it was the first Super PAC of its kind. Its supporters include
Billie Jean King
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,
Jane Lynch
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,
Laura Ricketts and
Urvashi Vaid
Urvashi Vaid (October 8, 1958 – May 14, 2022) was an Indian-born American LGBT rights activist, lawyer, and writer. An expert in gender and sexuality law, she was a consultant in attaining specific goals of social justice. She held a series of ...
. On its first day of operations, LPAC
raised
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Background
Heavily inspired by her Midwestern upbringing in Iow ...
$200,000.
In 2021,
Mary Trump joined LPAC's board.
See also
*
Lesbian American history
This article addresses the history of lesbianism in the United States. Unless otherwise noted, the members of same-sex female couples discussed here are not known to be lesbian (rather than, for example, bisexual), but they are mentioned as part ...
*
War on Women
References
External links
Official website
United States political action committees
LGBTQ political advocacy groups in the United States
Women's political advocacy groups in the United States
Lesbian organizations based in the United States
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