national/world - Iowa elects Aime Wichtendahl as first transgender woman to serve on state legislature

Becky Phelps

KCRG (ABC)

Hiawatha, IA

(part of District 80)

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national/world - Delaware makes history, elects Sarah McBride as 1st openly transgender member of Congress

Ryan Hughes

CBS News

Dover, DE

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Tennessee elects its first transgender lawmaker

Matt Lavietes

NBC News

Nashville, TN

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lead story - Bangladesh town elects country’s first transgender mayor

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Aljazeera

general area of Trilochanpur, Bangladesh

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lead story - Kansas makes history, elects retired Wichita teacher as its first transgender legislato

Denise Neil, Jaime Green

Wichita Eagle

Wichita, KS

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New Hampshire - Rochester elects first openly transgender person to a New Hampshire city council

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WGME

Rochester, NH

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Venezuela Elects First Transgender Congresswoman in South America

Juan Pedro Camara
Out

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Cuba Elects First Transgender Person to Public Office - Camille Beredjick - http://voices.yahoo.com

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