Vermont Business Magazine Christine Hallquist's campaign for Governor has announced that Virginia Delegate Danica Roem will visit to Vermont tonight, June 14, and will make a public appearance at Switchback Brewing in Burlington, from 5:30-8 pm. Roem became the first openly transgender woman elected to any state house in the country. Her opponent was a man who called himself the “chief homophobe” and sponsored Virginia’s bill to end same sex marriage. When he tried to use her gender identity against her, she declared that her identity shouldn’t be a big deal. "This is just who I am.”
She focused on the issues impacting her district and won her race. In January Time Magazine included Delegate Roem on the cover and called her an “Avenger.”
With the results of the 2017 Vermont Youth Risk Behavior Survey showing that LGBTQ youth are 4 times more likely to attempt suicide, Danica's story is relevant to the youth of our state. Her winning campaign is a milestone in LGBTQ rights and should be an example in the fight for equality and justice.
Source: Hallquist campaign