Catching up With Oklahoma's Transgender Candidate

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Catching up With Oklahoma's Transgender Candidate
Passport Magazine
15 September, 2010


http://www.passportmagazine.com/blog/index.php?/archives/1579-Catching-up-With-Oklahomas-Transgender-Candidate.html


CNN  does an excellent job catching up with Brittany Novotny, a transgender candidate running for the state house in Oklahoma. As you can imagine, running for an office in this red state requires plenty of time, energy, and commitment. Voters are looking past gender issues and looking for a candidate that can best serve their state.

"You know being a person who is the first transgender woman to run for office in Oklahoma, I can tell you that I've gotten literally zero hates. Zero hate emails. Zero hate phone calls. Nobody at the door has slammed the door at my face and called me weird. In fact people have embraced me with open arms."