VOICES
PERSON OF THE MONTH
DANICA ROEM
Big round of applause for Danica Roem, a former journalist who has been elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in the US, making her one of the first openly trans people to serve in a state legislature. Roem, who also sings in a metal band, dedicated her victory over conservative Robert G. Marshall to “every person who’s ever been singled out, who’s ever been stigmatised, who’s ever been the misfit, who’s ever been the kid in the corner, who’s ever needed someone to stand up for them when they didn’t have a voice of their own.” Congratulations!