An estimated 40 transgender candidates plan to run for office in the upcoming mid-term elections, signaling a tidal shift in LGBT representation in government. Many candidates cite what they see as anti-LGBT policies from the White House as motivation to run.
“In his first year in office, President Trump has weakened LGBT protections in employment, schools, and housing and has appointed officials and judges seen as hostile to LGBT rights.
Chandler is among an estimated 40 transgender candidates running for all levels of government in the November 2018 elections, an unprecedented number. Many of the candidates will have the backing of advocacy groups such as Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organization in the US.”
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