Danica Roem,the second transgender person to be elected to a US state legislature, attacks discrimination in her victory speech in Virginia. A former journalist, and Roem took 54% of the vote to defeat the Republican Bob Marshall. The Democrat campaign had focused largely on infrastructure,particularly a road called Route 28. The Republican campaign launched personal attacks on Roem via TV advertising
• Virginia elects first transgender person to US state legislature
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Source: theguardian.com