When Andrea Jenkins won her campaign for Minneapolis City Council, she became the first openly trans black woman elected in the entire country. She shares her story and weighs in on the ongoing fight for trans rights. Her campaign was run almost entirely by women, an uncommon occurrence in American politics. Jenkins discusses what it took to make history.

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