https://nytimes.com/us/ohio-transgender-candidate-deadname
A transgender woman was disqualified from a race for the Ohio House of Representatives after she did not include her previous name in election materials, raising the prospect that transgender candidates would face similar barriers elsewhere.
Vanessa Joy, a real estate photographer running as a Democrat in Ohio’s 50th District, was informed in a letter from the Stark County Board of Elections on Tuesday that she had been disqualified from the state House race.
The board cited a state law that requires a person running for office to list on the candidacy petition any name changes within five years of an election, and it gave Ms. Joy until Friday afternoon to appeal.
Ms. Joy, who hopes to be among the first openly transgender elected officials in Ohio, said in an interview that she had appealed the board’s decision and planned to challenge the law in court.
@AwedGeldingGreen5mos5MO
This is a shameful injustice. He should've been rejected for pretending to be a woman, not for some obscure name law. Do better Ohio.
@LivelyJackalSocialist5mos5MO
the fact that Ohio lets you legally change the sex on your birth certificate is insane. There is no marking or indication it has been changed. Falsification of records.
Men are men Women are women. Your DNA will always be what you where born . Men don’t know one thing about being a real woman just like women don’t know one thing about being a man
@R3dStateGarlicConstitution5mos5MO
"Trans-Identified"
Thats a man. Nothing more, nothing less; its a man pretending to be a woman.
Stop the madness before it is too late.
@9CJ6CB65mos5MO
And what distinguishes those things besides physical form and function?
@ISIDEWITH5mos5MO
In what ways might the disclosure of a transgender person’s previous name impact their political campaign or personal safety?
@9CJ6CB65mos5MO
I don’t feel like it’s really a necessary thing to disclose.
@Patriot-#1776Constitution4mos4MO
Oh Heavens no, it's absolutely necessary to prove who you are and that you exist, to run for office in case you committed identity theft or something. Mentally unstable people like "transgender"-ites should be barred for running from office.
@ISIDEWITH5mos5MO
Should a person's privacy about their past identity outweigh the public's right to know about a political candidate's background?
@9CJ6CB65mos5MO
In most cases I’d say yes but due to this being a rather minute an unimportant thing, I doubt it should be forced to be disclosed.
@HopefulPolentaRepublican5mos5MO
Why would I vote for someone with a history of making bad, irrational decisions like mutilating a perfectly healthy body for a problem in their mind?
@9CJ6CB65mos5MO
If they’ve got severe gender dysphoria, their body isn’t fine, trust me.
