Wow, I'd not have expected that there. We haven't even done that in the states. (Though that's hardly a litmus test for equality nowadays.)
On October 10th, we have learned that Anna Grodzka, president of TGEU member organization Trans-Fuzja, has become the first openly transgender woman to be elected into Polish parliament.
Grodzka, who has been working for transgender and intersex issues for more than 4 years now, was a candidate of the Palikot Movement, a new political party which has come forward with progressive ideas especially on LGBTQI matters during elections.
"This is an incredible step forward for Poland," says Wiktor Dynarski, TGEU CEE Working Group coordinator. "We were aware of the fact that Anna's decision to actually become a candidate would bring a lot more discussion on transgender issues into Polish politics, but we have never even dreamt of achieving such an incredible success!"
