MTF transgender candidate wins against accusations of misleading voters
”This is a great victory for me and anyone who believes in equality. It gives me hope that the Georgia Supreme Court did what was right and did not buy into hate-based politics. I still have a dream to server my community and I’m not giving up.”
Michelle Bruce, a transgender candidate who ran for the Riverdale City Council in Georgia, has successfully defended herself before the Georgia Supreme Court against charges of misleading voters. She lost the election, she says, because of the controversy that ensued when two fellow candidates (who also lost), claimed that Bruce got more female votes than she would have if it had been known she was born a male. (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
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