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Bernie will win in the end!! (Original Post) Rosa Luxemburg May 2016 OP
Wow! Bernie is transgender! Human101948 May 2016 #1
Bernie was made and honorary woman way back when, by Gloria Steinem 1monster May 2016 #3
Cool! nt Duval May 2016 #11
I believe it! Biaviians May 2016 #2
Awesome!!!! SmittynMo May 2016 #4
Lol... love it! dana_b May 2016 #5
yes Rosa Luxemburg May 2016 #8
cool! Thanks dana_b May 2016 #9
Ive just added it to my sig Rosa Luxemburg May 2016 #10
perfect! dana_b May 2016 #13
Love it! Faux pas May 2016 #6
What a finishing kick aspirant May 2016 #7
made me smile! shanti May 2016 #12

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3. Bernie was made and honorary woman way back when, by Gloria Steinem
Sat May 14, 2016, 12:52 PM
May 2016

no less:

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2016/01/time-bernie-sanders-became-honorary-woman

In the fall of 1996, locked in a tough re-election fight against Republican Susan Sweetser, then-Rep. Sanders got a big boost when feminist writer and activist Gloria Steinem came to Burlington. At the time, Sweetser was running negative ads attacking Sanders' liberal positions, and so the Sanders campaign held an event to highlight his support among progressive women. An opening act, a former state senator, told the audience that "a feminist is a person who challenges the power structure of our country" and "Bernie Sanders is that kind of feminist." When it was Steinem's turn, she started off with an announcement: "I'm only here today to make Bernie Sanders an honorary woman."

In his memoir, Outsider in the House, Sanders, who went on to beat Sweetser comfortably, called the event "the nicest moment of the campaign."
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