A cannabis worker and daughter of immigrants just won election as Florida’s first out transgender elected official.

Quinnie Perez, a trans woman, was the top vote-getter in a three-person race for a relatively low-profile post on Orange County’s Soil and Water Conservation District. The race attracted little attention before Tuesday, but Perez’s historic victory brought a flood of media requests Wednesday.

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[–] 1 point 8 hours ago

Fucking awesome!

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