VIDEO: 'If You're Not Bold, You'll Never Get Anywhere'

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VIDEO: 'If You're Not Bold, You'll Never Get Anywhere'

Stacie Laughton is the first openly transgender candidate to run for a state office in NH.

    By Carol Robidoux
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    June 6, 2012

http://nashua.patch.com/articles/if-you-re-not-bold-you-ll-never-get-anywhere

Nashua, NH – Every election is historic, but if Stacie Laughton wins a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives this fall, she'll make history.

She would become the state's first openly transgender legislator.

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"I'm not sure what historically it means," she said. "When I lived in Laconia, I was the youngest candidate to run for city council. And I believe I'm the first transgender female to be a selectman here in Nashua, but obviously, I represent all people, regardless of their gender identification."

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Friday, June 8, 2012
Nashua's Laughton the first transgender candidate for state office

By KAITLIN JOSEPH
Staff Writer

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/963688-196/nashuas-laughton-the-first-transgender-candidate-for.html

NASHUA – What Stacie Laughton wants people to see is that she is just like everyone else.

If elected in November, Laughton believes that she will be the first openly transgender member of the state House of Representatives. But Laughton wants voters to focus on the issues rather than her identity.

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Laughton didn't feel right as a man, and she knew it early on.

"All my life, for as long as I can remember, I've felt odd in my body," she said. "I was exploring who I was, and I went through phases."

"There's a fear prior to coming out, and it's almost crippling – are we going to be accepted, supported?" Laughton said.