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America's first trans state senator was just sworn in & the ceremony was beautiful [View all]
The country’s first transgender state senator was just sworn into office, making her the highest-ranking transgender elected official in U.S. history.
“I’ll take my oath today on my childhood bible, given to me when I was 8 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, where I still attend today,” said Delaware Sen. Sarah McBride (D) in a tweet. “You get to pick whatever you’d like to swear in on and this is what I’ve chosen!”
In a tweet thread, McBride described the socially-distanced swearing-in ceremony held outside Wilmington’s Claymont Community Center.
She wrote that she was sworn in wearing her wedding ring. Her husband passed away in 2014 due to cancer.
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