Virginia Democrat Danica Roem, a transgender woman running for a House seat in the General Assembly, released an ad in response to her Republican opponent, Del. (Danica Roem for Delegate)Virginia Democrat Danica Roem, a transgender woman running for a House seat in the General Assembly, released an ad in response to her Republican opponent, Del. (Danica Roem for Delegate)Virginia statehouse candidate Danica Roem (D) has put her transgender identity front and center in a YouTube ad meant to chastise her opponent, Del. Roem, who would be the first openly transgender politician elected in Virginia, is shown in the ad taking hormone medication and putting on eye makeup. Politicians are sparring over restroom policies and whether transgender people should be able to serve openly in the U.S. military.

Source: Washington Post September 26, 2017 13:41 UTC