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Palm Springs City Council now entirely LGBT
he Palm Springs, Calif., City Council is entirely LGBT or queer after two new members were elected to the council Tuesday.
Lisa Middleton made history Tuesday as the first openly transgender candidate elected to a nonjudicial office in California.
Christy Holstege, who identifies as bisexual, won the second open seat on the city council.
They beat out four other candidates in Tuesday’s election, the Desert Sun reported.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/palm-springs-city-council-queer-article-1.3620075
