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Minneapolis elects 2 black transgender City Council members
Associated Press ^ | Nov 8, 2017 5:41 PM EST | Kyle Potter

Posted on 11/08/2017 6:12:55 PM PST by Olog-hai

Minneapolis has elected two black transgender representatives to its City Council, adding to what advocacy groups have described as a banner election for transgender people in public office.

Andrea Jenkins easily won the race Tuesday night for an open seat in south Minneapolis, with roughly 73 percent of the vote. Jenkins, a 56-year-old poet and historian who transitioned in her 30s, spent years as a policy aide to two previous council members in the same ward.

Phillipe Cunningham’s victory took longer because of Minneapolis’ instant-runoff voting system. But by Wednesday afternoon, the city announced Cunningham — a 29-year old transgender man who had worked in the mayor’s office — had unseated the seat’s longtime incumbent and current council president, Barb Johnson.

Neither candidate made their gender identity a focal point of their campaigns. But Jenkins said their victories will “encourage young transgender people to keep on fighting, to keep on living, because we can be active and productive members of our community.” …

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: andreajenkins; citycouncil; cunningham; freaks; homosexualagenda; jenkins; minneapolis; philippecunningham; racecard; sodomandgomorrah; trannies; transgender
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To: Regulator

Can’t meet something that there is no definition for. I’ve met men who thought they were women, yes; but only because they are concentrated in the cities.


21 posted on 11/08/2017 6:34:17 PM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Regulator

“representative” government — how many citizens are being “represented”, here? Not many...


22 posted on 11/08/2017 6:35:38 PM PST by 4Liberty (MSM = Democrat' PR firm. Mainstream "news" = Fiat news.)
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To: Olog-hai

The caliphate will not be happy a bout this!


23 posted on 11/08/2017 6:38:08 PM PST by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: Olog-hai

Well isn’t that just so special.


24 posted on 11/08/2017 6:41:13 PM PST by beethovenfan (I always try to maximize my carbon footprint.)
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To: Olog-hai
Oh, sorry. I wondered if I was doing it right. I don't know if I could ever get used to it. What other country makes this some kind of cause celebre? They are counting on boomers dying off and the kids they are brainwashing to accept deviant behavior to propagate it. Then what?

Bestiality. Already being done.

25 posted on 11/08/2017 6:43:07 PM PST by Aliska
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To: jmaroneps37

And they’re watching. After all, the left made sure of their presence there.


26 posted on 11/08/2017 6:43:14 PM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

We need to edit the asspress butchering of the language and playing make believe with pronouns. Don’t let the left control the language. When they publish a story that falsely calls a man a woman and vice versa, we should edit the story for them. Don’t let them dictate the terms.


27 posted on 11/08/2017 6:43:43 PM PST by TexasGurl24
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To: Aliska

It’s not a female. It’s a man. Don’t let them dictate the language.


28 posted on 11/08/2017 6:44:27 PM PST by TexasGurl24
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To: Olog-hai

We shouldn’t let them. We need to start taking the language back. Call a man a man, no matter how the man plays dress up. When the lie in their stories about gender, we should edit the news story when we post it here. Don’t let them control the language.


29 posted on 11/08/2017 6:45:48 PM PST by TexasGurl24
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To: TexasGurl24
Just so. Genes are the determinants quoth the raven, "forevermore". Oh wait, maybe they will figure out how to flip them.
30 posted on 11/08/2017 6:49:56 PM PST by Aliska
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To: Olog-hai

Welcome to 2017.. the year in which trannies became all the rage.


31 posted on 11/08/2017 6:52:45 PM PST by ScottinVA ( Liberals, go find another country.)
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To: Olog-hai

Who would vote to be lead by someone who is this confused about themselves? I’m sure they can otherwise present as somewhat intelligent, but come on people. Really?


32 posted on 11/08/2017 6:55:29 PM PST by bk1000 (I stand with Trump.)
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To: Olog-hai

Doubling down on stupid. Mpls. elected another “sanctuary city” mayor fruitcake, as well. Loves immigrants, hates police.


33 posted on 11/08/2017 6:56:18 PM PST by Fireone (Lock Her Up! (and 100 of her accomplices))
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To: Olog-hai

Guess who they’re going to take out all their anger on because of their mental problems?


34 posted on 11/08/2017 6:56:28 PM PST by Trillian
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To: Olog-hai

Nothing against them, but really, this does show that the vast majority of NORMAL people want nothing to do with politics.
For very good reason.
We eagerly await the silly, brainless, and absurd “laws” that’ll ooze from that Council.


35 posted on 11/08/2017 7:02:05 PM PST by Da Coyote
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To: Da Coyote

Either that or the machine shuts them out.


36 posted on 11/08/2017 7:09:32 PM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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37 posted on 11/08/2017 7:44:52 PM PST by Bikkuri
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To: Olog-hai

I keep saying,”How much crazier can it get in Minnesota than Jesse Ventura and Al Franken?”. I better stop asking. I think they’re taking it as a challenge.......


38 posted on 11/08/2017 7:53:00 PM PST by massmike (Great news! My imaginary psychiatrist says I'm perfectly sane!)
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To: Olog-hai

Oh well, transgendered - couldn’t ask for better qualifications than that - the people of Minneapolis will deserve the government they’re going to get.....


39 posted on 11/08/2017 8:43:53 PM PST by Intolerant in NJ
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To: Olog-hai
Two quick excerpts with additions, bolding is mine:

"Andrea Jenkins, who was born with XY DNA and will ALWAYS have it, easily won the race Tuesday night for an open seat in south Minneapolis, with roughly 73 percent of the vote."

"Phillipe Cunningham’s victory took longer because of Minneapolis’ instant-runoff voting system. Phillipe was born with XX DNA and will ALWAYS have it."

40 posted on 11/08/2017 8:45:53 PM PST by upchuck (Justice should be blind and not brain-dead. ~ Daniel John Sobieski . Hello Jeff Sessions...)
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