波蘭首位變性人當選議員
波蘭首位公開身份的變性人近期在下議院選舉中獲得19541張支持票，順利當選爲議員。此前，新西蘭也曾有一位變性人議員，不過已在2007年卸任。據悉，這位新當選議員之前的生理性別爲男性，去年做的變性手術；她追隨民主左翼聯盟多年，還參與積極以支持同性戀權益、墮胎以及“軟性毒品”合法化著稱的帕立科運動。當選時，她發表感言，稱將致力推動波蘭民衆接受變性人。
Anna Grodzka has become Poland's first openly transgender parliamentarian.
Grodzka, who transitioned last year, secured a place in the Sejm, the nation's lower house of parliament, reports Warsaw Business Journal.
The politician, who is the founder and president of NGO Trans-Fuzja, received 19,541 votes the Kraków II electoral district.
"Today, Poland is changing. I am the proof along with Robert Biedron, a homosexual and the head of an anti-homophobia campaign who ran for office in Gdynia," Grodzka said.
She also noted the day before her win was confirmed, "If I'll be elected in Krakow, I'll be Poland's first transgender woman, and the only transgender [member of parliament] not only in Poland, but the entire world," adding, "In New Zealand, there was Georgina Beyer, but she is no longer an MP since 2007."
Grodzka joined the Palikot's Movement (RP) after many years with the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD).
Warsaw Business Journal notes that RP is known for its liberal views including supporting LGBT rights, abortion, and legalizing "soft drugs."
