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(#8) Jennifer Gale
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Jennifer Gale ran for public office in Austin on several occasions. Sadly, she was found dead of a heart attack outside a Salvation Army in 2008. She wasn't allowed inside the facility because she was a transgender woman with male genitalia. EMTs on the scene believe that the freezing temperatures outside may have provoked her heart attack.
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(#2) Aya Kamikawa
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Aya Kamikawa is Japan's only openly transgender politician. "My goal is to send a message to others, to educate them about people like me. Listen, transgender people are never going to be 100 percent accepted in society, but people need to understand that we exist, and I intend to do that by getting to know people in my local community," she said.
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(#12) Carla Antonelli
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Trans actress and politician Carla Antonelli serves in the Madrid Assembly. She is the first openly transgender person to serve in a Spanish legislature.
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(#15) Stu Rasmussen
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In 2008, Stu Rasmussen became the United States' first openly transgender mayor. "It’s a rural community considered more conservative,” Rasmussen said of the town of Silverton, Oregon. “They judge people on talent and ability rather than their shape."
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(#10) Micheline Montreuil
As a politician and activist, Micheline Montreuil has fought for transgender rights in Canada and beyond. She said, "For a transgender, it is a long path that may never end; she is not in such hurry because she is discovering herself step by step. So, like me, a transgender may change slowly, year after year, as long as she wishes it. I still have not ended my path."
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(#17) Geraldine Roman
Geraldine Roman is the first openly transgender woman to be elected to Congress in the Philippines. "Gender is not an important issue really," she said. "The capacity of a person to serve his or her country does not depend on our gender. It depends on what you have in your heart and your desire to serve others."
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We are fortunate to see that so many politicians in the world have never concealed their transgender identity in their political careers, and are activists who have the courage to speak out for equal rights and the legitimate rights of the LGBTQ+ community. For example, De Sartre is not only the first public transgender minister in Belgium and Europe but also the most senior transgender politician in Europe.
Here the random tool lists 22 famous transgender politicians around the world who are made great contributions. As LGBTQ+ people become more accepted, gay and trans politicians have gained greater prominence in recent years around the world.
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