LGBTQ+ candidate running for Kalamazoo City Commission LGBTQ+ candidate running for Kalamazoo City Commission and last updated 2021-06-22 17:22:23-04 KALAMAZOO, Mich. â As we continue to celebrate Pride Month, Fox 17 is taking a look at leaders and prominent figures in West Michigan who identify as LGBTQ+. Around 5.6% of Americans identify as LGBTQ+ according to a recent Gallup poll. As of last year, there were an estimated 843 LGBTQ+ people serving in elected offices across the United States, according to to the LGBTQ Victory Instituteâs â Out for America 2020â census of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer elected officials. One Kalamazoo man is hoping to increase that number as he runs for Kalamazoo City Commission.