Voters in the Philippines made history this week by electing
the country’s first transgender person to the House of Representatives.
Geraldine Roman, a Liberal Party candidate, won more than
62% of the unofficial vote count in the congressional district of Bataan,
according to CNN.
The election of a transgender woman is a major moment for
the Philippines, where the LGBT community has faced public ridicule by
politicians and celebrities.
Boxer Manny Pacquiao faced worldwide criticism earlier this
year when he said that gay people were “worse than animals” during his own bid
for a Senate seat in the Philippines.
Roman, 49, has lived as a woman for two decades and ran for
the House seat last occupied by her mother, vowing to carry on her family’s
call to public service.
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