
While the 2020 U.S. election has been fraught with conflict and divisive, polarizing rhetoric, we have seen some significant wins when it comes to positive representation.
Most recently, some positives to come out of “Election Day” are shifts towards greater inclusivity of the LGBTQ+ community when it comes to major political seats of power.
Mauree Turner is the first openly non-bonary state lawmaker in the U.S. and the first Muslim in the Oklahoma’s State House. Turner is a community organizer who served as a board member on the Council of American-Islamic relations and sought criminal justice reform.
Additionally, Sarah McBride became the first trans state senator in U.S. history. Elected to the State of Delaware, McBride is an activist with experience in human rights and has fought for legislation banning discrimination on the basis of gender identity in employment, housing, insurance and more.
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Ritchie Torres is the first openly gay LGBTQ+ Afro-Latinx congressman to be elected in New York. Born in the Bronx and raised in the burrough’s public housing, Torres’ credo is to fight for those who experienced the struggles he himself is familiar with.
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