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Behind the Aegis

(55,608 posts) Fri Jan 15, 2021, 01:30 AM Jan 2021

America's first trans state senator was just sworn in & the ceremony was beautiful

The country’s first transgender state senator was just sworn into office, making her the highest-ranking transgender elected official in U.S. history.

“I’ll take my oath today on my childhood bible, given to me when I was 8 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, where I still attend today,” said Delaware Sen. Sarah McBride (D) in a tweet. “You get to pick whatever you’d like to swear in on and this is what I’ve chosen!”

In a tweet thread, McBride described the socially-distanced swearing-in ceremony held outside Wilmington’s Claymont Community Center.

She wrote that she was sworn in wearing her wedding ring. Her husband passed away in 2014 due to cancer.

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America's first trans state senator was just sworn in & the ceremony was beautiful (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Jan 2021 OP

Given her connections & history, I have a feeling Crash2Parties Jan 2021 #1

Crash2Parties

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1. Given her connections & history, I have a feeling

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Sat Jan 16, 2021, 06:58 PM

Jan 2021

....she's going to be a visible & hopefully effective part of the Dem Party for many years to come.
We NEED more young people and we need more diversity, too.

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