8 transgender politicians who are changing politics

Talia LakritzJun 1, 2021, 22:22 IST

From left to right: Danica Roem, Sarah McBride, and Stephanie Byers.Thomson Reuters, Hollis Johnson/Business Insider, Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for GLSEN

Danica Roem became the first openly transgender lawmaker in the US after she was elected in 2017.
As a Delaware state senator, Sarah McBride is the highest-ranking openly transgender elected official in the US.
New Hampshire is the only state to have more than one openly transgender lawmaker.

Danica Roem became the first openly transgender lawmaker in the US after she was elected in 2017.

Danica Roem. Steve Helber/AP Images

Sarah McBride is the highest-ranking transgender elected official in the US.

Sarah McBride. Hollis Johnson/Business Insider

In 2020, Honey Mahogany became the first Black openly transgender person to win an elected post in California.

Honey Mahogany. Daniel Zuchnik/FilmMagic/Getty Images

Representative Taylor Small is the first openly transgender person to serve in the Vermont Legislature and the fifth elected trans state representative in the US.

Taylor Small. Vermont General Assembly

After teaching in public schools for nearly three decades, Stephanie Byers became the first openly transgender elected official in Kansas.

Stephanie Byers. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for GLSEN

Brianna Titone is Colorado's first openly transgender legislator.

Brianna Titone. AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Lisa Bunker is one of the first two openly transgender state representatives elected in New Hampshire, making it the only state with more than one transgender lawmaker.

Lisa Bunker. lisabunker.net

Gerri Cannon serves in the New Hampshire House of Representatives alongside Bunker.

Gerri Cannon. New Hampshire House of Representatives

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