Wasn’t Ed Murray the first openly gay representative elected?

Thank you for this bio of an amazing new legislator. Too often people are elected and, from day one in office, acccept without question that 'this is the way things are done' and vote with one finger to the wind and one eye on polling results. It's great to know that there are people like Sen. Randall willing to bring an attitude of change to a stagnant place like the Legislature - whether it's putting out lawn chairs or introducing legislation that knocks down barriers.

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Wikipedia says the first openly gay person to hold office in Washington was Cal Anderson on the King County Council. Then he was elected to the State Senate in 1995.

Anyway, the author says Randall is the first openly gay woman, not person, to be elected.

“All seem to monitor me as I pass by them.”

Try not to flatter yourself.

@5 Actually she says she's "queer", not gay, which is the daily double of Intersectional Jeopardy.

@8 But worst of all, predictable. I remember when writers surprised you with their insights but with Woke Journalists™ you know exactly what they will say and argue. You even know the exact words that will be used and woke catch phrases. It's Safe Space Writing™ designed to comfort the easily offended.

The only thing that may stand out is their grammar, sentence structure and style but given that grammar and decent writing standards are all "vestiges of colonial white supremacy™", you know the writing will be atrocious writing as well.

"....you know the writing will be atrocious as well."

iPhone thumbs.

“Wellesley College”

Tuition?

$48,802 a year.

Oh please, lecture us about privilege.

@12 Lesbians at Wellesley? I’m shocked! I guess the Fuck Truck to Harvard has only so many seats.

"'And the studies show that lack of a male role model is an express train right to prison and the cycle continues.'"

Then it's a Good thing the Capitalists, in the absence
of Slavery, came up with their For-Profit™ Prisons.

What better way to capitalize on a continuingly/perpetually-captive audience.
Plus, they don't (can't!) Vote.

And now, with even more of this madness Bernie Sanders wants to shove his Socialism down our throats. Shit like Medicare for All -- NO "preexisting conditions" clauses, and PAID Continuing Education (so people can make more money! etc) and Affordable Daycare -- so families can afford to work a second JOB. (How fucking Ironic is that?)

Capitalism does not give a Fuck.

Democratic Socialism means WE all get a say -- not unelected Corporate America LLC telling us, oh, sorry -- you've reached your 'healthcare" payout Limit. So sorry. Now go sell your Home.

We're actually Citizens first and consumers second. Our government should reflect that in the choices it gives us. Or the choices we Demand. And it won't -- not with Republiconnys and Corporate Dems running the show.

hey Jasmyne honey, you don't say Openly Queer. That is combining terms. You say Openly Gay or you say Queer. Openly Queer? What's that? saying it like that makes it sound like you really have a problem with it.

@19 How about "Queer as a $3 bill"?

@20 -- No, that'd be your Closted Republicans.

@20 -- No, that'd be your Closeted Republicans.

Sorry for all the Confusion.