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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 week ago

Well she's in for a hard time from both sides of the aisle. Godspeed, lady.

[–] FauxPseudo 19 points 1 week ago (3 children)

This implies the existence of a non-out transgender person elected to Congress.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago

"First out transgender" person means we don't know if anyone in Congress now is trans but we aren't ruling out that someone might be. We don't know if they are the first trans person elected to congress but they surely are the first out trans person to have done that.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Additionally, the existence of an out transgender person elected to Congress implies the existence of an out transgender person not elected to Congress.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I dunno who downvoted you but you're right. Were there any historical cases of eggs or closeted trans folks winning a congressional office?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Ted Cruz? Seems like a deeply closeted egg with internalized transphobia.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] riodoro1 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Isn’t that said in the constitution, that you need to be a zionist to hold public office?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

yep, pretty sure benjamin franklin said so