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Title: Meet the First Openly Transgender Speaker at a Party Convention
Post by: Gwen Rhydderch on July 26, 2016, 01:52:48 PM
Post by: Gwen Rhydderch on July 26, 2016, 01:52:48 PM
Meet the First Openly Transgender Speaker at a Party Convention
http://time.com/4422613/democratic-convention-first-transgender-sarah-mcbride/
Katy Steinmetz @katysteinmetz July 26th, 2016 12:43 AM ET
When Sarah McBride takes the stage in Philadelphia on Thursday night, she will have just three minutes to make her speech. But she will only need to say a word to make history.
Q&A with Sarah McBride:
http://time.com/4423025/dnc-democratic-convention-transgender-speaker/
Sarah McBride is on the steering committee for Trans United for Hillary (http://"http://www.transunitedforhillary.org").
http://time.com/4422613/democratic-convention-first-transgender-sarah-mcbride/
Katy Steinmetz @katysteinmetz July 26th, 2016 12:43 AM ET
When Sarah McBride takes the stage in Philadelphia on Thursday night, she will have just three minutes to make her speech. But she will only need to say a word to make history.
Q&A with Sarah McBride:
http://time.com/4423025/dnc-democratic-convention-transgender-speaker/
Sarah McBride is on the steering committee for Trans United for Hillary (http://"http://www.transunitedforhillary.org").
Title: Re: Meet the First Openly Transgender Speaker at a Party Convention
Post by: RobynD on July 27, 2016, 12:01:25 PM
Post by: RobynD on July 27, 2016, 12:01:25 PM
Really awesome! Great for her.
Title: Re: Meet the First Openly Transgender Speaker at a Party Convention
Post by: BeverlyAnn on July 27, 2016, 12:23:19 PM
Post by: BeverlyAnn on July 27, 2016, 12:23:19 PM
I am excited to hear Sarah. She only gets three minutes but still... And another note, onstage all four nights in that jury box looking thing to the left is Professor Marisa Richmond as the official timekeeper of the convention.
Title: Re: Meet the First Openly Transgender Speaker at a Party Convention
Post by: frances_larina on July 28, 2016, 04:47:13 PM
Post by: frances_larina on July 28, 2016, 04:47:13 PM
Just finished watching. And crying.
She did good. *Really* good.
Congratulations, Sarah!
She did good. *Really* good.
Congratulations, Sarah!
Title: Re: Meet the First Openly Transgender Speaker at a Party Convention
Post by: DogSpirit on July 28, 2016, 05:23:06 PM
Post by: DogSpirit on July 28, 2016, 05:23:06 PM
Yes, she did wonderfully!
Title: Re: Meet the First Openly Transgender Speaker at a Party Convention
Post by: frances_larina on July 29, 2016, 12:04:16 AM
Post by: frances_larina on July 29, 2016, 12:04:16 AM
The video is up on YouTube now. There is a wonderful moment at 5:51 (she's introduced at about 5:10) where she says, "My name is Sarah McBride and I am a proud transgender American" - and the crowd responds with a loud, sustained, happy cheer. Far more people cheering for her than some of the politicians who spoke earlier in the evening.
Update: According to thenewcivilrightsmovement (.com, has another vid with a different camera angle) the cheer was different because they were giving her a standing ovation. :)
Update: According to thenewcivilrightsmovement (.com, has another vid with a different camera angle) the cheer was different because they were giving her a standing ovation. :)
Title: Re: Meet the First Openly Transgender Speaker at a Party Convention
Post by: BeverlyAnn on July 29, 2016, 12:50:41 AM
Post by: BeverlyAnn on July 29, 2016, 12:50:41 AM
Quote from: frances_larina on July 28, 2016, 04:47:13 PM
Just finished watching. And crying.
She did good. *Really* good.
Congratulations, Sarah!
Miss Dee took me to a movie and dinner today for my birthday and since I didn't know when Sarah was speaking, I set the DVR to record C-Span. When we got home, I ran it forward and listened to the speeches by Chad Griffin, Sean Patrick Maloney and Sarah McBride. Could there be a greater birthday present than seeing the first out transgender person ever to address a major political conference. I cried, too.
Title: Re: Meet the First Openly Transgender Speaker at a Party Convention
Post by: RobynD on July 29, 2016, 11:27:29 AM
Post by: RobynD on July 29, 2016, 11:27:29 AM
Yep! So awesome. Watched it and cried myself.
Title: Re: Meet the First Openly Transgender Speaker at a Party Convention
Post by: HappyMoni on July 29, 2016, 12:49:01 PM
Post by: HappyMoni on July 29, 2016, 12:49:01 PM
I saw her speak at the Keystone Conference in Harrisburg. She was so poised, so amazing!
Moni
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