We Are A Political Pawn

Once again was have become political pawns for candidates running for office, they stirred up hate and bigotry against us. It all started when a trans student’s car was vandalized in a school parking lot.

Transgender bathroom policy is flash point in Fairfield school election
Des Moines Register
By Mackenzie Ryan
September 13, 2017

Allowing transgender students to use the bathroom of their choosing became a linchpin issue in the Fairfield school board race.

The issue prompted heated campaigns that drew an unusually high number of voters to the polls Tuesday in the southeast Iowa community.

Fairfield became a political battleground after a transgender student's car was vandalized in 2016. The school board passed guidelines and renovated school facilities to offer transgender students protection, causing a backlash that found its way into this week's school board election

The majority of the school board seats were up for reelection and the battle lines were drawn, the opponents, those who political and religious ideology wanted to put us back into the closet against those who wanted to keep the protections that the school board put in place.

The outcome may surprise you…

The Jefferson County Bernie Progressives backed a bloc of candidates likely to keep those protections. All four won seats. They are Frank Broz, Debi Plum, Kelly Scott and Christi Welsh.

The other board member who voted for the inclusive policy won his bid to the state legislature so there will be another special election to fill his seat.

The voter turnout was massive for a school board election,

In total, 2,118 voters cast ballots in the Fairfield race, compared to 463 voters in 2015, according to the Jefferson County Auditor's Office.

This goes to show you that there are many people out there that support us and are starting to realize that the Republicans have it wrong… instead Americans are speaking up against bigotry and hate.