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New Fact Sheet: President Obama's Accomplishments for Transgender Americans
Press Release: Meet the Transgender Delegates, August 28, 2012
UPDATED to include now 14 Delegates, instead of 11
Trans United for Obama Congratulates Transgender Delegates WASHINGTON, August 28 – As Democrats from all over convene in Charlotte, NC to nominate Barack Obama for reelection as President, there will be at least 14 transgender people in official roles.
Delegates and Committee members are equally divided between male and female and, under the Democratic National Committee's rules, should demographically reflect the Democratic electorate in each state. In 2008, each state was mandated to set a goal for LGBT delegates. Each State has their own procedure in electing and appointing delegates. The DNC Chair appoints 25 at-large Standing Committee members to each committee, including the 2 co-chairs and 4 vice chairs. Each jurisdiction also sends its allotted number of committee members. In 2000, Jane Fee of Minnesota was the first transgender delegate to the Democratic National Convention. In 2004, Georgia, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas sent transgender people in their delegation to Boston. In 2008, "gender identity" was included in the Democratic platform at the Denver National Convention and Arizona, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon and Texas sent delegates. Now, in 2012, we have our largest and most diverse contingent of openly transgender delegates.
In 2009, the DNC added "Gender Identity" as a characteristic of full inclusion within the party. The language of the 2012 Democratic Platform will be fully inclusive of transgender people's civil rights.
The 2012 transgender Americans who are part of official DNC Convention are:
Click here to read more about the delegates
Click here to view the full press release
Trans United in the News:
Obama's Made Progress on Trans Issues, Bay Area Reporter, August 23, 2012
New Campaign to Rally Transgender Voters for Obama, Out in Jersey, June 10, 2012
Trans United for Obama Launches Nationwide Volunteer Effort, the Seattle Lesbian, June 9, 2012
Press Release: Meet the Transgender Delegates, August 28, 2012
UPDATED to include now 14 Delegates, instead of 11
Trans United for Obama Congratulates Transgender Delegates WASHINGTON, August 28 – As Democrats from all over convene in Charlotte, NC to nominate Barack Obama for reelection as President, there will be at least 14 transgender people in official roles.
Delegates and Committee members are equally divided between male and female and, under the Democratic National Committee's rules, should demographically reflect the Democratic electorate in each state. In 2008, each state was mandated to set a goal for LGBT delegates. Each State has their own procedure in electing and appointing delegates. The DNC Chair appoints 25 at-large Standing Committee members to each committee, including the 2 co-chairs and 4 vice chairs. Each jurisdiction also sends its allotted number of committee members. In 2000, Jane Fee of Minnesota was the first transgender delegate to the Democratic National Convention. In 2004, Georgia, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas sent transgender people in their delegation to Boston. In 2008, "gender identity" was included in the Democratic platform at the Denver National Convention and Arizona, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon and Texas sent delegates. Now, in 2012, we have our largest and most diverse contingent of openly transgender delegates.
In 2009, the DNC added "Gender Identity" as a characteristic of full inclusion within the party. The language of the 2012 Democratic Platform will be fully inclusive of transgender people's civil rights.
The 2012 transgender Americans who are part of official DNC Convention are:
- Barbra Casbar Siperstein of New Jersey, Super Delegate (member of the Executive Committee of the DNC)
- Dana Beyer, M.D. of Maryland (Credentials Committee)
- Kylar William Broadus of Missouri (Rules Committee)
- Janice Covington of North Carolina (Delegate, 8th Cong. Dist.)
- Cris Land of Oregon (Delegate, 1st Cong. Dist.)
- Daria Lynn Lohman of Arizona (Delegate Alternate for AZ)
- Marisa Richmond of Tennessee (At Large Delegate for TN)
- Diego Miguel Sanchez of Massachusetts (At Large Delegate for MA)
- Jamie Dianne Shiner of Wisconsin (Delegate, 8th Cong. Dist.)
- Melissa Sklarz of New York (Credentials Committee)
- Meghan Stabler of Texas (Delegate, 5th Senate Dist.)
- Lesley Rebecca Phillips of Massachusetts (At Large Delegate for MA)
- Amy Hunter of Michigan (Credentials Committee)
- Arthur Murrillo of California (Delegate, 12th Cong. Dist.)
Click here to read more about the delegates
Click here to view the full press release
Trans United in the News:
Obama's Made Progress on Trans Issues, Bay Area Reporter, August 23, 2012
New Campaign to Rally Transgender Voters for Obama, Out in Jersey, June 10, 2012
Trans United for Obama Launches Nationwide Volunteer Effort, the Seattle Lesbian, June 9, 2012
