First Philippine Transgender to Sit In The Congress

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On Tuesday, Philippines made a history when its people elected the first transgender to have a seat in the congress.

The candidate, Geraldine Roman hails from Bataan and came from a family of prominent politicians. She bears Liberal Party and won 62% of the vote being the first transgender congresswoman. The victory made her the highest-ranking openly-LGBTQ politician in the Roman Catholic-dominated nation, where subjects like same-sex marriage and abortion are still controversial while some politicians publicly condemn them too, as reported by Mashable.

"I'm elated, very, very happy. I'm also excited to work. I realise that the burden is bigger because the stereotype of people about the LGBT is we are frivolous, that we have nothing substantial to say, so I have to prove them wrong."

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