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Danica Roem Is on the Frontlines of Trans History
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfter making history as the first out trans person to serve in a state legislature in the U.S., Virginia Del. Danica Roem has now done the unthinkable...
2023 election results: Historic firsts in Virginia and Rhode Island; Moms for Liberty fails and...
Yahoo News· 6 months agoDanica Roem in 2019. (Julia Rendleman/Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post via...
Pioneering transgender lawmaker has advice for pushing back against transphobic bills
The Independent via Yahoo News· 11 months agoDanica Roem, the first openly transgender lawmaker to be elected and serve in a state legislature,...
Virginia Democrats Rally to Beat Out Far-Right Politicians on Election Day
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAs Virginia nears a pivotal moment in its statewide election on Tuesday, Danica Roem, a Democratic...
It could boil down to a Snickers bar — or golden sneakers
Salon via Yahoo News· 2 months agoDonald Trump Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Let’s call her Barbara. She doesn’t want to use her real...
40 LGBTQ+ Candidates Running For Office In 2022
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 2 years agoQueering the vote Despite a record number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills this year, queer candidates are campaigning across the country for elected positions at...
2023 election results: Anti-trans attacks continue to lose in swing races
Yahoo News via AOL· 6 months agoKentucky incumbent Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear delivers his victory speech to a crowd at an...
These 2022 Candidates Made History With Their Election Wins
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDemocratic Massachusetts Governor Elect Maura Healey celebrates victory and delivers a speech during...
A Banner Off-Year Election Night For Democrats
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFrom the Dispatch Politics on The Dispatch Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin greets voters while campaigning in Bristow on November 7, 2023. (Photo by Win...
This 24-year-old wants to be the 1st transgender legislator in N.Y., joining elected officials in...
Yahoo News via AOL· 10 months agoÉmilia Decaudin, an Assembly candidate in New York. (Decaudin campaign) If 24-year-old Émilia...