on November 7, 2017, Danica Roem made history, becoming the first openly transgender person to be elected to a state legislature in the United States. The 33-year-old stepmom now represents District 13 in northern Virginia, an area that for over two decades was controlled by Republican Bob Marshall, one of the state's most virulently anti-LGBT lawmakers. Broadly was with Roem in the days leading up to her election, including the night she made history.

Producer - 11/10/17 -VICE MediA, Broadly

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