Marie Cau made history when she was elected mayor of Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes, a small village in the north of France, becoming the country's first known openly transgender mayor, according to French media reports. - NBCOUT
Cau added that since beginning her transition 15 years ago, she hasn't experienced discrimination or bullying, stating that overall"people are kind, despite some blunders." Still, she looks forward to the day when her gender identity"will become a nonevent."
At the same time, she acknowledges that her new position shows"that transgender people can have normal social and political lives."writing in French on Twitter , “Trans visibility, and therefore the fight against transphobia, also requires the exercise of political or public responsibilities." La visibilité trans, et donc la lutte contre la transphobie, passe aussi par l'exercice de responsabilités politiques ou publiques.
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