California's first transgender mayor Raul Ureña is kicked out of office after opponents mount 'transphobic' recall campaign

Daily Mail UK ^ | April 20, 2024 | Martha Williams

[Morgana]

Calexico has voted to oust the first transgender mayor in California in a long awaited recall vote as the politician blames transphobia for the decision.

Mayor Raul Ureña, 26, identifies as a transgender woman and prefers she/they pronouns.

Ureña was elected into office in 2020 at the age of 23 and came out as gender-fluid and transgender in 2022 - after her re-election.

She eventually started wearing dresses and makeup in official appearances, which riled up voters who felt duped because they believed they were voting for a gay cisgender man and not a transgender woman.

However, on April 16 nearly 74 percent of voters supported the recall of the City Councilmember, according to early results released by the Imperial County registrar of voters on Wednesday night.

Another Calexico politician and coworker of Ureña was also targeted by the recall campaign.

Councilmember Gilberto Manzanarez, another young and progressive outspoken politician, saw 73 percent of voters vote in favor of the recall.

Despite recall campaign organizers insisting that the efforts were rooted in concerns about homelessness and the economy - the ousted politicians believe otherwise.

Ureña and Manzanarez said they believe the recall campaign was largely motivated by transphobia, according to the LA Times.

Ureña said she remains 'hopeful and optimistic, despite the results. 'We will not give up on social justice in the Imperial Valley,' Ureña said. 'We're not going anywhere.'

Manzanarez said in a City Council meeting on Wednesday that the young politicians were being unfairly blamed for Calexico's problems that had existed long before they were elected into office.

[Morgana]

Well...bye

[Libloather]

...duped because they believed they were voting for a gay cisgender man and not a transgender woman.

I'm creating a biology hotline. 1-800-JUNKTRUNK.

[Mr. Blond]

B-B-But...Hispanics are natural conservatives!

[SaveFerris]

(Mayor Raul Ureña, 26, identifies as a transgender woman)

Who is actually a hairy-chested male

[DAC21]

Calexico, 98% Hispanic, and they voted for this freak show? So much for Hispanics being socially conservative. Then again look at who the leader of the Catholic church is.

[wildcard_redneck]

Must be a Zeeper.

[ronnie raygun]

Entertaining the mentally ill

[skr]

The joke’s on his voters. He already was mentally and spiritually compromised when they voted him into office.

[Elsie]

She eventually started wearing dresses and makeup in official appearances, which riled up voters who felt duped because they believed they were voting for a gay cisgender man and not a transgender woman.

I can see why they are upset!

(BTW - it's a HE, not a SHE.)

[PGalt]

LOL thread BUMP! Raul Urmentally ill.

[KarlInOhio]

Ureña was elected into office in 2020 at the age of 23

Would you trust a 23 year old to be assistant manager at a McDonald's, much less mayor of a city?

[maddog55]

Transphobic voters? How about normal people who don’t want freaks running anything.

[Uversabound]

At least he should try to look like one sex or the other sex geez

[ANKE69]

LOL!!!!!!!! 🤣😂

[telescope115]

Rod Serling couldn’t make this stuff up.

[Mogger]

The NY Post article is enlightening.

It is a BLM supporting, defund police, let people camp and crap anywhere nut job.

https://nypost.com/2024/04/12/us-news/hairy-chested-transgender-mayor-says-shes-being-bullied-out-of-office/

[Carriage Hill]

Find a tall tree and 'decorate' it...

[Carriage Hill]

</LOL>

[Chickensoup]

They are.

That’s why it was recalled.

[Allegra]

Mayor Raul Ureña, 26, identifies as a transgender woman and prefers she/they pronouns.

Hey Raul, you’re a guy who likes to dress up in women’s clothes. You’re a “he.”

Do your thing, but stop inflicting your weird little fetishes on the rest of us.