Transgender woman is disqualified from Ohio House race for not using her former name - eviltoast
Vanessa Joy was ruled ineligible under a state law that requires prospective candidates to put their former names on their candidate petitions.
  • BeautifulMind ♾️@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6315·
    11 months ago

    Let’s call this what it is: erecting a humiliating barrier in front of someone to prevent them from running for office

    • OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee
      53·
      11 months ago

      That may be the effect but when was the law enacted? Unless it was the last 3 years I can’t imagine this was the intent, nobody made trans issues a big deal until the right was truly sure they couldn’t punch down on gay people anymore.

    • Faresh@lemmy.mlEnglish
      11·
      11 months ago

      I was so confused for a moment, until I noticed the “race” in the title was referring to an election.