{"id":1902957,"date":"2023-03-22T13:42:34","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T17:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-state-lawmaker-honored-as-one-of-usa-todays-women-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2023-03-22T13:47:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T17:47:44","slug":"transgender-state-lawmaker-honored-as-one-of-usa-todays-women-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-state-lawmaker-honored-as-one-of-usa-todays-women-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Transgender state lawmaker honored as one of USA Today\u2019s &#8216;Women of the Year&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftransgender-state-lawmaker-honored-as-one-of-usa-todays-women-of-the-year%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1902957&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n            <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"Brid_79059249\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16;height:9;\">\n            <\/div>\n<p>            <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> $bp(\"Brid_79059249\", {\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"video\":\"1264063\"}); <\/script>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">A<\/span> transgender lawmaker representing Minnesota has been selected as one of USA Today&#8217;s &#8220;Women of the Year.&#8221; State Rep. Leigh Finke, a biological male who identifies as female, has been honored alongside distinguished personalities like former First Lady Michelle Obama, former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O&#8217;Connor, and astronaut Nicole Mann.<\/p>\n<p>The acclaimed women come from diverse backgrounds, industries and nationalities but they all excel in making a positive impact in their communities and across the country. &#8220;They show up and speak out for those who may not have a voice, advocating for issues from health to equality and justice to the environment and more,&#8221; according to USA Today.<\/p>\n<p>Finke is the first transgender person elected to Minnesota&#8217;s House of Representatives, championing LGBT rights, Black Lives Matter, and other social justice issues. He won his district with 81% of the vote, establishing himself as a significant voice for the LGBTQ community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After transitioning in 2017 Finke said politics began hitting &#8216;a lot closer to home,&#8217; the &#8216;Woman of the Year&#8217; profile on USA Today states. &#8220;Witnessing national and coordinated attacks against the rights of transgender people and others in her community motivated her to be the representation Minnesota was lacking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The honor bestowed upon Finke sets an example of a &#8220;trans elder&#8221; for transgender children. &#8220;When I started my transition, I had a hard time imagining what trans elders looked like,&#8221; said Finke. &#8220;We don&#8217;t really have a cultural space where what it means to be 75 and a trans woman is available. That&#8217;s true also for parents of trans children. And I&#8217;m happy to provide that. I&#8217;m happy and joyful and well-loved and excited. You know, we&#8217;re not a community of sad people who are just depressed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><b>Read More From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/transgender-state-lawmaker-usa-todays-women-of-the-year\">&#8220;Transgender state lawmaker honored as one of USA Today&#8217;s &#8216;Women of the Year'&#8221;<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A transgender lawmaker from Minnesota has been honored as one of USA Today\u2019s &#8220;Women of the Year.&#8221; State Rep. Leigh Finke (D), a biological male who identifies as female, was listed as Minnesota&#8217;s honoree, along with former first lady Michelle Obama, former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O&#8217;Connor, and astronaut Nicole Mann. 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