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Palm Springs City Council now entirely queer after election of transgender, bisexual women
ny daily news ^ | Nov 2017 | Megan Cerullo

Posted on 11/09/2017 9:23:01 AM PST by doug from upland

The Palm Springs, Calif., City Council is entirely LGBT or queer after two new members were elected to the council Tuesday.

Lisa Middleton made history Tuesday as the first openly transgender candidate elected to a nonjudicial office in California.

Christy Holstege, who identifies as bisexual, won the second open seat on the city council.

They beat out four other candidates in Tuesday’s election, the Desert Sun reported.

First openly transgender African American woman elected Middleton won about 31% of the vote while Holstege won with 30% of the vote in her favor, the Desert Sun reports.

Their election means that the council is now 100% LGBT or queer, according to Equality California, which endorsed both candidates, and contributed to their campaigns.

LGBT advocates celebrated their win Tuesday night.

“By becoming the first out transgender person to be elected to a non-judicial office in California, Lisa is paving the way for others to follow in her footsteps in California and across the nation. Her first place finish out of a field of 6 candidates demonstrates that a glass ceiling for transgender people who want to serve in elected office was not only broken, but was shattered in Palm Springs.”

Middleton and Holstege join gay councilmembers Geoff Kors and J.R. Roberts.

Other transgender candidates were elected to office Tuesday — significant victories for an oft marginalized community.

Transgender woman Andrea Jenkins was elected to the Minneapolis City Council while Danica Roem of Virginia beat 13-term Republican state Del. Bob Marshall to became the first openly transgender person elected and seated to a state legislature in the U.S.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: gay; homosexual; lgbt; palmsprings
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1 posted on 11/09/2017 9:23:01 AM PST by doug from upland
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To: doug from upland
d i v e r s i t y

Glad to see these folks believe in it so much. /S

2 posted on 11/09/2017 9:25:45 AM PST by DoughtyOne (On 11/08/16, G. H. W. Bush voted for H. Clinton. G. W. Bush left the top slot open. Any questions)
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To: doug from upland

Once Hillary hears about this, she’ll officially go transgender or bi-sexual.


3 posted on 11/09/2017 9:26:18 AM PST by House Atreides (BOYCOTT the NFL, its products and players 100% - PERMANENTLY)
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To: doug from upland

Suggestion,
Stay out of the parks, and don’t let your kids get anywhere near them.


4 posted on 11/09/2017 9:26:30 AM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: doug from upland

Just damn.


5 posted on 11/09/2017 9:27:31 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (Benedict McCain is the worst traitor ever to wear the uniform of the US military.)
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To: doug from upland

Another reason to avoid CA. Obviously, people there are too strange to associate with normal people.


6 posted on 11/09/2017 9:28:00 AM PST by txrefugee
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To: doug from upland

Decent people like Bob Hope and Bing Crosby had homes in Palm Springs. Spinning at this point I would imagine.


7 posted on 11/09/2017 9:29:07 AM PST by albie
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To: doug from upland

This is kind of a solidifying situation. You get so many queers on the council and normal people won’t want to run.


8 posted on 11/09/2017 9:30:17 AM PST by fwdude (Why is it that the only positive things to come out of LGBT organizations are their AIDS tests?)
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To: doug from upland

What could possibly go wrong with people consumed by 5heir lust having control of the city payroll and taxes?


9 posted on 11/09/2017 9:31:17 AM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: doug from upland

Another “just because you can doesn’t mean that you should” moment.


10 posted on 11/09/2017 9:31:51 AM PST by Kickass Conservative ( Democracy, two Wolves and one Sheep deciding what's for Dinner.Does the Government)
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To: doug from upland

Maybe they’ll do a musical.


11 posted on 11/09/2017 9:33:36 AM PST by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: doug from upland

Its uncle Bob in a wig!


12 posted on 11/09/2017 9:33:55 AM PST by PGR88
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To: doug from upland

AIDS is airborne in Palm Springs

The city must be destroyed


13 posted on 11/09/2017 9:34:29 AM PST by bert (K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column)
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To: RightGeek
LOL - forgot the picture.

Maybe they'll do a musical


14 posted on 11/09/2017 9:34:35 AM PST by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: albie

Add Sonny Bono to that list.


15 posted on 11/09/2017 9:35:16 AM PST by RckyRaCoCo (FUMSM)
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To: doug from upland

The freaks ruined a once great area. By the turn of the millennium, it was irrevocably soiled.


16 posted on 11/09/2017 9:35:47 AM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: Mr. Mojo

If God doesn’t destroy it, he owes Sodom and Gomorrah an apology.


17 posted on 11/09/2017 9:36:31 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: doug from upland

Stop the world, I want to get off....or as Eddy Arnold sang:

“”Make the World Go Away!””


18 posted on 11/09/2017 9:37:51 AM PST by Thank You Rush
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“”If God doesn’t destroy it, he owes Sodom and Gomorrah an apology.””

I’ll say! I guess it has to get a whole lot worse but wonder if that is possible.

I have no idea how we’re supposed to put up with it in the meantime.


19 posted on 11/09/2017 9:39:20 AM PST by Thank You Rush
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To: RckyRaCoCo

At least Sonny was spared the embarrassment of seeing his sprog turn into a frog.


20 posted on 11/09/2017 9:42:03 AM PST by VietVet876
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