Rainbow wave overtakes red ripple | Opinion

By Lauren Albrecht and Joe Forte In New Jersey and nationally, a much-hyped “Red Wave” predicted for Tuesday’s election failed to manifest. In its place, a growing Rainbow Wave has swept local and national elections. With tensions running high surrounding issues such as LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum, trans rights, DEI initiatives, and reproductive rights, being an openly-identifying LGBTQ candidate is still a fraught, and sometimes dangerous, undertaking. However, LGBTQ candidates are running, and winning, in record-breaking numbers in New Jersey and around the country. In New Jersey, at least se…

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