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submitted 1 year ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Nashville voters elected Tennessee’s first transgender lawmaker Thursday, according to the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, a political action group that aims to elect queer people to public office.

The historic victory comes months after Tennessee made national headlines for passing laws that restrict certain drag performances and prohibit transition-related medical care for minors.

Olivia Hill, 57, won one of Nashville Metro Council’s four nonpartisan seats up for grabs, securing 12.9% of the vote, according to election data site Ballotpedia. She served in the Navy for 10 years as an engineer before working as an engineer for Vanderbilt University, according to her campaign website. She has also been a vocal LGBTQ advocate in Nashville and beyond, serving on the board of directors for the Tennessee Pride Chamber, the website says.

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[-] fiat_lux@kbin.social 24 points 1 year ago

Initial reaction: "Huh, Tennessee? That's unusual"

On further reading: "oh, Nashville Metro Council. It's a city-county council that represents under 20k people."

The title makes it read like a state representative to my foreign eyes.

[-] theKalash@feddit.ch 4 points 1 year ago

Thanks @analwound for the correction.

Damn, there used to be subreddit for when people with inappropriate names give good advise. Does anyone know what it was called and if lemmy has one?

[-] hudson@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 year ago

No shit. Tennessee?

Brava! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

[-] mojo@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

how the fuck did that happen

[-] Rekliner@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago

Well, I voted for them so I'll take partial credit.

Nashville is an oasis of blue in a red state... But I suppose that describes all big cities in red states these days.

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Nashville is an oasis of blue in a red state

Bigger cities and places with a lot of artists and musicians tend to be more accepting.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Honestly, if I didn't absolutely hate modern country music, I'd consider moving there. It's bad enough here in Indiana.

[-] librechad@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago
[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I'd get so much more excited about these headlines if these people didn't invariably end up being pro-corporate shills every time.

[-] 3rihskerb@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Here’s to hoping this small victory sends a bigger message!

[-] vlad76@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 1 year ago

Hopefully she's good at the job.

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