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Trans candidate Vivian Smotherman was attacked by Libs of TikTok. She’s fighting

Started by Jessica_Rose, September 25, 2024, 11:01:43 AM

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September 25, 2024, 11:01:43 AM
Trans candidate Vivian Smotherman was attacked by Libs of TikTok. She's fighting back by winning.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/trans-candidate-vivian-smotherman-was-attacked-by-libs-of-tiktok-she-s-fighting-back-by-winning/ar-AA1rbXKb?ocid=windirect&cvid=1a7f71634f0740e7af43edc1d95f0616&ei=10

Story by Greg Owen (25 Sep 2024)

Vivian Smotherman, a former hog farmer, out trans woman, Navy veteran, and educator — with a career in the oil industry behind her and a brand-new double degree in history and anthropology just added to her resume — is running for the state Senate from her district in Southwestern Colorado.

The married grandmother of three lives in Durango with her wife Joanna — whom she met "on the apps" — and says she brings diverse, real-world experience to a race that was uncontested before she jumped in earlier this year.

I say, listen, I know it can seem rough at times. I transitioned in probably the hardest setting you could ever imagine transitioning. I was an oil field worker in the Gulf of Mexico, offshore, and that's where I came out and said, "Hey, I'm not going to be a him anymore. I'm accepting who I am, and I'm going to be a her."

And you know what? All of those Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi — all of those extreme Southern men, they were wonderful. They accepted it. They took it. They knew me for who I was, and they respected me for who I was, and they were unbelievably supportive.

 "When you're yourself and people respect you, that's all that matters, and you can be whoever you want to be. Just be true."
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September 25, 2024, 01:21:21 PM
Quote from: Jessica_Rose on September 25, 2024, 11:01:43 AM"When you're yourself and people respect you, that's all that matters, and you can be whoever you want to be. Just be true."

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