Catching up with the transgender Democratic delegates
Vanessa Edwards Foster is making history. The Houston delegate counts herself among the first openly transgender delegation to participate in the Democratic National Convention. Four years ago, in 2000, there was only one trans delegate, Jane Fee of Minnesota. This year that number has grown by five. "It’s an exciting time," gushes Foster who came to terms with her gender-identity at age 30. "I was a late bloomer," she says. Representing a mere fraction of the 4353 delegates and alternates at the DNC from all 50 states, they are nevertheless proving that the transgender-activist community has arrived. Melissa Sklarz Sklarz puts the sentiment best: "Now that we have a seat at the table, we can actually do some good with it. We are not going anywhere."
Boston Phoenix
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