Democratic National Convention Transgender Representation

[Natasha]

Democratic National Convention Transgender Representation

Pam's House Blend
Autumn Sandeen
8/8/2008

I've been talking to my transgender peers these past few weeks, attempting to fully determine who the out, transgender delegates to the Democratic National Convention are going to be.

If one tries to figure out who's transgender from the official DNC demographic information, it's a little difficult to do. This is because the states and territories are identifying to the DNC which delegates self-identify themselves as LGBT, but the DNC itself isn't gathering information regarding which LGBT subcommunity the individual LGBT delegates identify to.

[Lisbeth]

Has anyone noticed the strategic locations of the two conventions?  Two states with the potential to swing, the Republicans trying to take Minnesota away from the Democrats and the Democrats trying to take Colorado away from the Republicans?

[tekla]

It is interesting that they are both 'second tier' cities.  Nothing negative meant by that, its just that its not New York, LA, Miami, SF - the big convention cities.

Actually, Las Vegas is the biggest convention city, but the political parties are never going to go there.