An Advocate.com article reports LGBTQ+ groups' heartbroken reactions to anti-trans ballot measures passing in Arizona, Nebraska, Washington, and Colorado during the 2026 midterms, even as Democrats won widely and most such initiatives failed. Advocates like Maia Monet, Cathy Renna, and Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen describe trans people's exclusion from the celebration, cite $400 million in anti-trans ads, and vow the fight continues.