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UK's Labour Party’s first transgender councillor elected
This didn't make the mainstream news, which may or may not be a good thing. The good news is another first (for Britain anyway.)
The Labour Party has elected its first openly transgender councillor.
The opposition party took 18 of the 20 available seats on Wolverhampton City Council during last week’s English council elections.
Anwen Dawn Muston was elected in the city’s East Park ward with 1,022 votes – making her the party’s only current elected trans politician anywhere in the UK.
A number of other parties currently have trans councillors, including the Liberal Democrats, Conservatives, Greens and UKIP – but Ms Muston is the first Labour politician to break through.
She told PinkNews: “I am proud to have been elected, as the first openly out elected transgender politician at any level within the Labour Party.
Ms Muston, who stood unsuccessfully previously in a different ward, added: “I was not selected or elected because I am transgender, nor to tick an equality tick box.
“It’s because of my qualities and experience in dealing with local issues, along with all the hard work I put in during the election campaign – proving that I can do the job required and represent all communities regardless on a range of issues.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/05/10/labour-partys-first-transgender-councillor-elected/
