Sarah McBride: First trans in the Senate | In the …

Sarah mcbride just made history in the state of Delaware, United States, since in this election he is the first trans person to have a seat in the State Senate.

Thus, she became the highest openly transgender official in the country. McBride, 30, based his career on obtaining the igualdad LGBTQ, working in roles in the Delaware campaign for human rights and equality, in addition to the campaigns of former Delaware Gov. Jack Markell and former Attorney General Beau Biden.

But as he focused on anti-discrimination legislation, his campaign addressed crucial issues such as access to health care, universal paid family and medical leave, universal preschool education and justice reform. criminal.

McBride has been the victim of transphobic harassment, as well as anti-trans Facebook posts posted by his opponent.

“We did it. We won the general election, ”McBride celebrated via his Twitter account, a victory that he hopes“ shows the children of the LGTBQ community that our democracy is big enough for them too ”.

Finally, he added that “as Delaware continues to grapple with the Covid-19 crisis, it is time to get down to work to invest in policies that will make a difference in our working families.”