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#Texas #CityCouncil that #targeted #LGBTQ+ #people gets #votedout — and #replaced with first #gay #member.

#Odessa #voters rejected three #incumbents a month after they passed a #harsh #antitrans #bathroomban, replacing one with the city’s first #out #gay #councilmember.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Texas #Politics #Progress #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.advocate.com/politics/texas-odessa-first-gay-city-council-member

#US. #SupremeCourt hears #Texas case on #politicallymotivated arrests

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/03/20/supreme-court-castle-hills-sylvia-gonzalez/

Former #CastleHills #CouncilMember Sylvia Gonzalez sued the city after #police arrested her for tampering with #government records, which she said was in retaliation for her criticism of the city manager.

#SheilaWeinberg becomes #Israel’s first #transgender #Councilmember.

Former #teacher elected in #KiryatTivon on Feb. 27

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Israel #Politics #Progress #Representation #Culture

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2024/03/04/sheila-weinberg-becomes-israels-first-transgender-council-member/

#OliviaHill, an #out #transgender #woman, Made #History in #tennessee. Now It’s Time for the Hard Work.

The newly elected #Nashville #councilmember is ready to get down to #governing in one of the nation’s fastest-growing #metro #areas.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Tennessee #Nashville #Politics #Representation #Culture

https://www.metroweekly.com/2023/10/olivia-hill-made-history-in-tennessee-now-its-time-for-the-hard-work/

#California #Citycouncil #removes #plussign from #LGBTQ+ #Pride #proclamation after deciding it #promotes #BDSM

One #councilmember said the plus sign had to be removed due to his #personal #discomfort.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #California #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/09/city-council-says-plus-sign-in-lgbtq-promotes-bdsm-removes-it-from-pride-proclamation/

#LGBTQ+ #political #representation #grows in #nashville.

#Councilmember #NancyVanReece's #anecdotal #experience of #Nashville becoming more #receptive is reflected in the #OutforAmerica #report by the #LGBTQVictoryInstitute.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Tennessee #Politics #DemocraticParty #Allies #Pride #PrideMonth #Representation #Culture
https://www.axios.com/local/nashville/2023/06/26/lgbtq-political-representation-nashville

#Proposal to #display #commemorative #flags, including #Pride #flag, failed in Carlsbad on a 3-2 vote Tuesday night, with #Mayor #KeithBlackburn and #Councilmember #MelanieBurkholder #opposed.

Neighboring cities of #Encinitas and #Vista both fly the #Prideflag in June, also the #Oceanside #UnifiedSchoolDistrict

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #California #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/carlsbad/story/2023-05-23/proposal-to-display-commemorative-flags-including-pride-flag-fails-in-carlsbad

In a municipal election year, one question voters and prospective candidates might have: How much do elected city officials make a year? How much have they made in the past? Here's some charts:

https://bsquarebulletin.com/salaries-bloomington-elected-officials/

#Bloomington #Salaries #Mayor #Clerk #Councilmember