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Twitter Was Ecstatic After Danica Roem Became the First Elected Trans State Legislator
This is a HUGE win for transgender folks and Democrats across the US.
Last night was huge for Democrats (and for many folks, like myself, who had begun losing faith in democracy), but one hopeful thing in particular happened: Democrat Danica Roem, a former journalist, was the first openly transgender person elected in a state legislature in the United States.
Roem unseated Republican Bob Marshall, one of the Virginia’s longest-serving and most socially conservative lawmakers. There irony of her win doesn’t escape us. Roem defeated an incumbent Virginia lawmaker who sponsored a bill that attempted to restrict which bathrooms she could use.
Twitter was ablaze after the good news broke!
\u201cTonight's wins, especially in Virginia, are the signs of a growing movement standing against bigotry and hatred. RAISE HELL CHILDREN IT IS WORKING.\u201d— Gabe Gonz\u00e1lez (@Gabe Gonz\u00e1lez) 1510116182
\u201cTrump: I don't know Manafort, Gates, Papadopoulos, Flynn, Page, Kushner, etc. \n\nGOP after tonight's election: We don't know Trump. \n\n#Northam #Gillespie #Election2017\u201d— Andrea Chalupa \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2 (@Andrea Chalupa \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2) 1510103520
\u201cBlack people winning! Trans women winning! Democrats winning!\nRacist whites losing! Homophobes/transphobes losing! #Election2017\u201d— Preston Mitchum, he/him (@Preston Mitchum, he/him) 1510109758
\u201cThe man who wrote the anti-trans bathroom bill just lost the election to a trans woman. Let that sink in. https://t.co/KFEZXSYvMy\u201d— Laura Bassett (@Laura Bassett) 1510103228
\u201cI've never understood why anti-trans people are so obsessed with what goes on in bathrooms. It's what my kids used to call "number ones and number twos" and it's really rather boring. #TransFolksCanWin\u201d— Reverend Michael Coren (@Reverend Michael Coren) 1510131432
\u201cIf you think progressive women are being elected everywhere tonight, just wait for 2018. You haven't seen anything yet. \n\n#ElectionDay\u201d— Charlotte Clymer \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Charlotte Clymer \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1510110377
\u201cA Black woman, a Latina woman, a trans woman and a socialist walk into the Virginia House of Delegates\n\n\u2026 \n\nsomething-something The Aristocrats! #ElectionDay\u201d— \u2693\ufe0fImani Two-Kitchens Gandy\u2693\ufe0f (@\u2693\ufe0fImani Two-Kitchens Gandy\u2693\ufe0f) 1510105331
\u201cBoth openly transgender. Both won their races. Congratulations to both #AndreaJenkins of #Minneapolis & #DanicaRoem of #Virginia How amazing\u201d— Laureen (@Laureen) 1510109556
Zachary Zane is a writer, YouTube influencer, and activist whose work focuses on (bi)sexuality, gender, dating, relationships, and identity politics. Check out his YouTube channel here.
Zachary Zane is a writer, YouTube influencer, and activist whose work focuses on (bi)sexuality, gender, dating, relationships, and identity politics. Check out his YouTube channel here.
