A year after naming Rachel Levine as one of its 'Women of the Year,' USA Today has once again honored someone who wasn't always a woman.
as one of its “Women of the Year,” USA Today has once again honored someone who wasn’t always a woman.
“In November after her first bid for public office, Finke became the first transgender legislator appointed to the Minnesota House of Representatives after winning 81% of the vote in her district,”The Democratic lawmaker, selected as the newspaper’s honoree from the state of Minnesota, was described in the article as someone who has been “an activist for transgender and LGBTQ+ rights, as well as Black Lives Matter, almost her whole life.
Another commenter said: “Biological male Leigh Finke beat out every biological woman in Minnesota to become one of USA TODAY’s Women of the Year.”
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