LGBTQ/POLITICS: “Danica Roem knew she had made history this week when former Vice President Joe Biden called to congratulate her… The Democrat’s win Tuesday [11-7-17] means she will become the first openly transgender person elected and seated in a state legislature…
While the focus has been on her defeat of a longtime incumbent and social conservative, Roem told anchor Kate Bolduan that she credited a true ‘team effort’ for propelling her to victory in Virginia’s House of Delegates.
During the campaign, Republican opponent Bob Marshall refused to debate Roem or use the pronouns that align with her gender identity…
Promising to be ‘the most inclusive, best delegate’ she could, Roem said she plans to show that ‘a well-qualified, knowledgeable transgender person can do great work in government, whether it’s dealing with transportation policy, education policy, or, yeah, civil rights, too.’ “
-Jacob Krol and Lindsey Ellefson, “Danica Roem: ‘A knowledgeable transgender person can do well in government’,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, Nov. 10, 2017 02:58pm