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[–] Facebones@reddthat.com 54 points 6 months ago

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

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 19 points 6 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] concrete_baby@sh.itjust.works 30 points 6 months 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.

[–] DaPorkchop_@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 months ago

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

[–] knightly@pawb.social 4 points 6 months 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?

[–] Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 6 months ago

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

[–] marcie@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] marcie@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

yep, pretty sure benjamin franklin said so