Danica Roem

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Danica Roem at a demonstration in Washington, July 2017

Danica Roem (born September 30, 1984 in Prince William County , Virginia ) is an American journalist , politician , musician and LGBT activist from the state of Virginia. She is a member of the Democratic Party and was elected to the Virginia House of Representatives in November 2017 . This makes her the first openly transgender MP to be elected to a US parliament.

Political career

On June 13, 2017, Roem prevailed in the primaries for the Democratic candidacy for the 13th district of the Virginia House of Representatives against four competitors, becoming the first transgender candidate for one of the two major parties in the Commonwealth of Virginia .

On November 8, 2017, she won the election in the 13th district against the long-time incumbent of the Republican Party , Bob Marshall , and was thus elected as the first transgender member of parliament in a US state. Her defeated Marshall was the originator of a controversial and ultimately unsuccessful legislative proposal aimed at legally forcing transgender individuals in public buildings in the state of Virginia to use the toilet corresponding to their gender and threatening penalties for violations ( " Bathroom Bill " ). The bill was rejected by the House Legal Committee.

Private

Roem is the co-founder and lead singer of a thrash metal band called Cab Ride Home for over ten years . She is the stepmother of a daughter. She began implementing gender reassignment measures in 2012, came out as a trans woman the following year, and officially took the name Danica in 2015.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Antonio Olio, Virginia's Danica Roem to be first openly transgender person elected, seated in a US statehouse Washington Post of November 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b Kim Kelly: This Trans Metalhead Stepmom Is Making a Historic Run for Office in Virginia. In: Noisey . June 1, 2017, accessed November 10, 2017 .
  3. ↑ The Daily Beast November 8, 2017: Danica Roem Is Making Trans Political History In Virginia , accessed November 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ Washington Post November 8, 2017: Danica Roem is Va.'s first openly transgender elected official, unseating conservative in House race , accessed November 8, 2017.
  5. ↑ Washington Post June 14, 2017: She is transgender. He proposed a 'bathroom bill.' They're running against each other in Northern Virginia. , accessed November 8, 2017.
  6. ^ Virginia Legislative Information System: House Bill No. 1612 , Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  7. ↑ WTKR January 19, 2017: Subcommittee kills Virginia transgender “bathroom bill” , accessed November 8, 2017.
  8. ^ Antonio Olivo: Five things to know about Democrat Danica Roem. In: Washington Post . October 20, 2017, accessed November 10, 2017 .

Remarks

  1. ↑ Althea Garrison was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1992 and came out as transgender during her tenure. As a result, she was not re-elected. Stacie Laughton won a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2012 but did not take up the post.
    Maggie Astor: Danica Roem Wins Virginia Race, Breaking a Barrier for Transgender People. In: New York Times . November 7, 2017, accessed November 8, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Roem, Danica
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 30, 1984