DNC governing body gets first trans member
Woman is among committee's six new LGBT members

By LOU CHIBBARO JR, Washington Blade
Sep 14 2009, 1:15 PM 

http://www.washblade.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=27181

The Democratic National Committee voted unanimously last week to welcome a transgender woman to its ranks, the first time that a major U.S. political party has appointed an openly transgender person to its national governing body.

Transgender activist Barbra Casbar Siperstein, president of the New Jersey Stonewall Democrats, a statewide LGBT organization, was among six new LGBT people nominated Sept. 7 by DNC Chair and Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine for at-large seats on the 447-member DNC.

Bout time! This is indeed good news.