Posted on 03/31/2023 9:22:11 AM PDT by simpson96
A transgender legislator from Minnesota who was only elected three months ago has been named the state's 'Woman of the Year' honoree by USA Today.
Leigh Finke, a former academic, journalist and author, was voted into her heavily left-leaning district in the Twin Cities metro area last November with 81 percent of the ballot.
She was honored alongside several other people - including former First Lady Michelle Obama and the United States women's soccer team. Transgender assistant Secretary of Health Rachel Levine was one last year.
Finke is the first transgender legislator to be elected in the state, which is part of why the paper chose to honor her. Finke transitioned in 2017.
While the state's Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan praised the award, some were less than thrilled, including former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, who wondered 'What will ever be left for biological females?'
The ex-press secretary spoke out on Fox News' Outnumbered following the news.
Fellow commentator Emily Compagno said that Finke's inclusion was pure identity politics at the cost of hard-working women everywhere.
'It is so exhausting, in my opinion, to have immutable characteristics or box-checking characteristics be the reason that someone is amplified to that level,' Compagno said.
Fox commentator Guy Benson said he had no problem with honoring a transgender woman, but noted that she had only served three months in office.
'President Obama got a Nobel Peace Prize for doing nothing, and it's because people wanted to make a political statement. That's what this is,' he said.
Benson also said:'This is not about actual achievement or accomplishment, it seems, as this individual seems to admit. This is about, ‘there's a culture war, there's a big controversy around trans issues, so let's find some and put them on these lists to make a statement.'
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That’s a dude, dude.
Stop referring to the man pretending to be a woman as “she” and “her”. That would be a good start.
It’s a “Freak Sweep”: the new “March Madness”
If we’re going to continue this massive game of charade, let’s at least disband the Special Olympics and integrate those cute kids to the shared world athletic stage - and just let them win! At least that would be adorable and much more authentic.
So hot. /s
One always liked Joan Rivers.
They should have thought about that before. Did they think the craziness would stop at gay marriage?
Even that is way to a high an estimate.
230,000,000 people.
2,300,000 is 1%
1,150,000 is 1/2%
A mentally ill MALE, Larry…..
There, NOW it reads correctly.
Fink didn’t “transition”. He put on women’s clothes and makeup.
‘TWO’ seems prophetic.
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YUPPERS!
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Ballsy move by ‘Big Mike’ but
He’s Busting Out of the Closet!
This is just publicity mongering, and this time around eunuchs are more fashionable than women (to the ruling class).
Cross-dresser, nothing more.
Leftists hate women.
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I agree!
Along side Michelle Obama as they walked ____ in hand together.
The womyn on the left get hoisted on their own petard.
And I bet this guy still has his petard to boot!
Haha, great point. Okay, I wouldn't know what Big Mike's DNA really says, but it's a soul rooted in deception and anger, regardless of the letters.
As for that "Transgender lawmaker from Minnesota", the tattoo speaks volumes. "Just Keep Fighting"
No such thing as peaceful coexistence with people who live to wage war. It's always going to be something; they can't just be happy with a flower garden or a poodle.
The jokes almost write themselves.
Male women are soooo much better than female women could ever be.
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