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“It’s time for us to elect people with political courage, and who will center our most vulnerable and our low-income communities of color and reverse the policies that have hurt people who have the least access to capital.”

Fueled by drag, Taylor Small is making a historic run – although she didn’t even plan to run for office. Like most of us, she rolled with the punches in 2020.

“I’m an average person. I’ve had to work two part-time jobs to make ends meet. I’ve had to work overnights before for over twelve years. I understand it. I understand what people struggle through.”

When the local newspaper outed her as trans, it brought an abrupt end to her political career.

Alaska’s interior is an unlikely place to find big political gains, but two trans women have been elected to office – and that’s a positive for our community.

The 2018 midterms have more transgender people running for office than ever before. But why? And why now?

The 2018 election may be one of the most important midterms for transgender people.

While one transgender candidate in California has dropped out, two more are running for New York State Assembly.

“It’s all just girls, girls, girls playing politics.”

Bob Marshall wrote the state’s proposed transgender bathroom bill and was handily defeated by Danica Roem, a transgender woman.

Her anti-LGBTQ opponent has refused to debate her and has misgendered her in the press.

As she takes hormone pills and puts on makeup, she explains why her opponent’s attacks on her gender identity is an attack on voters.

Incumbent Virginia delegate Bob Marshall’s excuse is so weak, no one is buying it.

Danica Roem is challenging Republican Bob Marshall for his northern Virginia seat in the state House of Delegates.

Danica Roem, who has already accomplished a major milestone, could become the first transgender person elected as a state legislator.

Democratic candidate Misty Snow, a transgender woman, challenged the incumbent on a proposal she said would allow discrimination against LGBT people.