Hey folks! If you're voting today, there's a decent chance a queer woman candidate is on your ballot. Here are 20 queer women on ballots across the nation today who are endorsed by @TeamLPAC. Take a stroll through this thread and see if you're voting for one of them!
Meanwhile, Kelly Jeanne-Lee is running for a different seat on Atlanta's City Council. She's a teacher who has campaigned on, among other things, affordable housing. Also: she's not on Twitter, so bonus points.
In Boston, Liz Breadon (@liz4AB) is currently the only openly-LGBTQ person on the City Council. She's running for reelection on affordable housing, jobs, and climate resiliency, among other issues.
In Broomfield, Colorado, Guyleen Castriotta (@guyleen4) is currently serving as Acting Mayor following her election to the City Council in 2017. She's running to continue the job and would be the first openly-LGBTQ mayor of Broomfield.
In Cleveland, Rebecca Maurer (@rebecca_maurer) is running for City Council, where she'd be the only openly-LGBTQ woman. A lawyer specializing in student loans and housing, she's campaigning on those areas, public safety, and health.
In Detroit, Gabriela Santiago-Romero (@gabysantiromero) is running for City Council. She's an activist and non-profit leader who is campaigning on affordable housing and environmental justice.
In Knoxville, TN, Councilwoman Seema Singh (@VoteSeema) is running for re-election after four years of a strong progressive record following her successful 2017 bid. She's campaigning on violence, affordable housing, and economic dignity.
In Minneapolis, Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins (@annapoetic) continues her widely-praised tenure as the most senior openly-trans municipal elected official in the country. She's campaigning on economic justice and public safety.
In New York City, attorney and organizer Tiffany Cabán (@tiffany_caban), who lost a razor-thin close race for Queens DA in 2019, is now running for City Council. To put it simply, she's extraordinary. Read up on her. And then...
Also in NYC, Crystal Hudson (@crystalrhudson) has been working in public service in supporting roles for many years. Now, she's bidding to become the first Black openly-LBGTQ woman elected to the City Council.
Also in NYC: poet, activist, artist, and small business owner Kristin Richardson Jordan (@Kristin4Harlem) is also bidding to become the first openly-LBGTQ Black woman elected to the City Council.
Finally in NYC: attorney and community activist Lynn Schulman (@schulman2021) is running for City Council on a platform that includes expanding access to health care in Queens.
Ashley Shade (@ashade4office) is running for City Council of North Adams, MA. She is heavily involved in local human rights advocacy and is campaigning on economic development, mental health, and diversity.
Gwen Wright (@wright4rensco) recently retired from the State of New York as the Executive Director of the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence. She's now running for County Executive of Rensselaer County.
Carmen Rivera (@riveraforrenton) is running for City Council of Renton, WA on a platform that includes a focus on workforce development and human and social services. She has long worked as an advocate in social services.
Prof. Minita Sanghvi (@votesanghvi) teaches business in a tenured position at Skidmore College. She's running for Commissioner of Finance in Saratoga Springs, NY on a platform that is centered in economic recovery and financial stability.
In Somersworth, NH, At-Large Councilmember Crystal Paradis (@crystalparadis) is running for Mayor on a platform that includes affordable housing and downtown revitalization.
In Virginia, Delegate Dr. Dawn Adams (@DelDawnAdamsVA) of the 68th district, is running for her third term. She currently serves as the only practicing medical professional in the VA House of Delegates. Let's get her reelected!
Rhett Deitz (@Deitz4Delegate) runs a union print shop in Henry County, VA and is a longtime Democratic field organizer. She is bidding to become only the third openly-LGBTQ woman elected to the Virginia Legislature in the 14th District.
Finally: Virginia Delegate Danica Roem (@pwcdanica), who is, apparently, VERY obsessed with transportation policy and making her constituents' lives in the 13th District a bit easier. She's running for a third term. Pretty damn cool lady.
So... as you can see, there are numerous queer woman on the ballot today who deserve our votes. Make sure you send this thread to your friends and family who live in these areas. Urge them to vote. Let's make history with @TeamLPAC! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Greg Abbott just signed a bill in Texas this evening that bans trans children and student-athletes from competing on sports teams that align with their authentic gender identity. Overruling medical experts and iconic women athletes like Megan Rapinoe and Billie Jean King.
Texas had already essentially banned trans kids from authentic participation in sports by requiring it align with the gender of their birth certificate. But UIL permitted legally amended birth certificates to fit this restriction. No more. This bill requires at-time-of-birth.
Here's a cruel irony: the number of trans student-athletes in Texas in K-12 sports could, at best, barely fill a standard classroom. At best. More than likely, we're talking like a dozen kids. Maybe. And yet, when asked where this is a problem, Abbott couldn't respond.
"The Family Man" is an example of a movie that is way better than it has any right to be.
This movie should be terrible, and it somehow balances remarkably well. It's like watching one of those fools who walks the perimeter of a skyscraper just for the gram.
There should be at least a 2:1 ratio of peanut butter to jelly, but no more than a 4:1 ratio. The only exception to this rule is if one is using *two* end pieces of bread (rare, obvi) and even then, jelly should still not exceed 40%.
Grape jelly will always be the standard, but strawberry is permissible. Apricot and other variants are needlessly deviant and reflect an absence of stability.
Crunchy peanut butter is chaotic. Fancy pb is too fussy. Smooth, generic pb is the standard.
Don’t buy the fancy peanut butter from Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, etc. Yes, it is healthier, but you’re making a damn PB&J. You’re already rolling the dice with your cholesterol; you might as well have the fatty shit and enjoy life a bit.