“Sharice Davids, a lesbian, is the first openly #LGBTQ person elected to congress in Kansas.

She and Deb Haaland of New Mexico are also the first Native American women elected to congress. #ElectionNight”

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Bi-Trans Alliance

Making Herstory #MakingHerstory

profeminist:

No matter what happens:

flabbergasties:

Key West elected Teri Johnston, Florida’s first openly lesbian mayor

New York elected Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman ever elected to Congress

Colorado elected Jared Polis, the first openly gay governor in the US

Minnesota elected Ilhan Omar, the first Muslim woman (alongside Rashida Tlaib) elected to Congress

Massachusetts elected Ayanna Pressley, the first black woman elected to Congress in Massachusetts

Kansas elected Sharice Davids, an openly gay ex-MMA fighter and one of the first Native American women (alongside Deb Haaland) elected to Congress

Michigan elected Rashida Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American (and first Muslim woman, alongside Ilhan Omar) elected to Congress

Kentucky elected Nima Kulkarni, the first Indian-American elected to Kentucky House of Representatives

New Mexico elected Deb Haaland, one of the first Native American women (alongside Sharice Davids) elected to Congress

(As of 11/6/18 – 10:12 CT)

This is progress.

And his buddy, Mach.

And their spiritual successors, Beethandel and Hoven.

Source: yveinthesky

therealmcu:

Scott being a good bro 😎😏

black-culture:

In Georgia, officials did not supply power cords for their voting machines at a polling site in a mostly African-American neighborhood.

The batteries died and people waited for hours.

This is voter suppression y’all.