Liliana Bakhtiari

The Atlanta City Council member acknowledged publicly they’re in a nonmonogamous relationship with two women.

They will become the first queer Muslim elected official in the state of Georgia’s history, and the second Iranian-American serving in Atlanta.

Trans people are underrepresented in elected office, and even fewer are people of color. Candidates and advocates say that campaign finance and economic disparities are major factors.

“The idea of being able to be elected getting to be my whole self is never something I thought would be celebrated.”