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<\/a><\/p>\nIn 2010, discussing his attempt to ban LGBT people from Virginia\u2019s National Guard, Marshall said:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIf I needed a blood transfusion and the guy<\/a> next to me had committed sodomy 14 times in the last month, I\u2019d be worried.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a distraction when I\u2019m on the battlefield and have to concentrate on the enemy 600 yards away and I\u2019m worried about this guy<\/a> who\u2019s got eyes on me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n In 2012 he said that \u201chomosexuality is not a civil right\u201d and has claimed that opponents of religious freedom laws are <\/span>discriminating against heterosexuals<\/b><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Earlier this year, he introduced what has been described as one of the most dangerous bathroom bills in the country. <\/span>Mother Jones<\/b><\/a> reports that the proposed legislation went a step further than other states by requiring schools to out students to their parents within 24 hours if they asked \u201cto be recognized or treated as the opposite sex<\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n You know what is relevant to running for the House of Delegates? Public policy proposals. Here are a lot of mine:t.co\/dAj0O4dESZ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Danica Roem (@pwcdanica) June 7, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n In May, Roem \u2013 who <\/span>beat out<\/b><\/a> Steve Jansen, Andrew Adams and Mansimran Kahlon to win her party\u2019s backing \u2013 said:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cLet me make this really clear for you: When the people of the 13th District elect a transgender woman<\/a> to replace the most anti-LGBT legislator in the South, it will be an act of certainty, and it will be a defining moment that will resonate across the country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Reporters: My surgical history includes removing 3 wisdom teeth, a planter’s wart on my right foot & a mole on my back. It’s not relevant.<\/p>\n \u2014 Danica Roem (@pwcdanica) June 7, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n However, she told the Washington Post that she is more concerned with the important issues. Marshall, she said, \u201cis more concerned with where I go to the bathroom than where his constituents go to work\u2026I\u2019m running a race on improving transportation rather than ensuring discrimination.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n Welcoming Roem\u2019s selection, Aisha C. Moodie-Mills, CEO of Victory Fund, <\/span>said<\/b><\/a>:.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDanica Roem is a leader in a national movement of trans<\/a> candidates who are determined to become a voice for their community in the halls of power. This historic primary win sets up a general election battle where voters will choose between \u2018Bigot Bob\u2019 Marshall \u2013 the most anti-LGBTQ member of the Virginia state legislature \u2013 or Danica, a proud trans<\/a> woman<\/a> who is committed to representing all people in her district. I am confident voters will choose leadership over divisiveness and make Danica the first out trans<\/a> candidate to win and serve in a state legislature.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Stephen Farnsworth, an expert on Virginia politics and a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington, said that although Roem is in with a shot, it will be incredibly hard to predict how exactly this contest will play out.<\/span><\/p>\n He noted that while\u00a0Marshall \u201chas managed to win despite having a target on his back election cycle after election cycle,\u201d Roem\u2019s best chance is to emphasize constituent service issues rather that national social agenda issues.<\/span><\/p>\n Watch Roem\u2019s Victory Fund video<\/a> below.<\/p>\n (Roem image via Twitter<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The post Virginia Transgender Candidate To Face Down Anti-LGBT Bigot Bob Marshall: VIDEO<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/a>Transgender former journalist Danica Roem<\/a> (above) has secured the Democratic nomination to run in Virginia\u2019s 13th District against incumbent <\/span>Bob Marshall<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(right), one of the state\u2019s most vocal anti-LGBT legislators.<\/span><\/p>\nRELATED:\u00a0Wingnut Bob Marshall Introduces \u2018Unethical, Abusive And Dangerous\u2019 Anti-Gay Legislation in Virginia<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n
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