![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This represents a nearly 5 fold increase since 2018, when only 16 openly transgender individuals had been elected to office in the United States. North America United States Īs of 2021, 77 transgender, non-binary, intersex, and otherwise non- cisgender officials serve in public elected positions. At the same time, the election and appointment of transgender officials increases the visibility of the population, and the advocacy of those officials can help promote more transgender- positive laws and help remove discriminatory legislation. While transgender officials, like all politicians, bring their life experiences to their work, their policy goals are not limited to issues that focus transgender people. Over the last few decades, transgender individuals have been elected to public office in larger numbers, although the increases have been slow and incremental. ![]()
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