California makes history with first openly transgender judge appointed to bench

One of California’s eight newest judges is the first openly transgender person to be appointed to the bench in the Golden State, officials said.

Andi Mudryk, 58, will serve as a judge in Sacramento County Superior Court, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Benjamin Davidian, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said Friday in announcing a batch of judicial appointments and nominations.

“I’m grateful to Gov. Newsom for creating a vision of California for all.”

-Andi Mudryk

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2...

Our CEO Bamby Salcedo shares her outrage over the anti-LGBTQ measures in Texas, Florida. [USA Today]

Excerpt from USA Today:

For Bamby Salcedo, president and CEO of The TransLatin@ Coalition, the governmental proposals are disturbing even if they're not surprising for a community "that has been under attack for more than 500 years."

"Personally, it enrages me that there are people like the governor of Texas, and there are many others, who continue to push for the criminalization of our existence," she said.

"The political climate that results in such policies is a gut punch to morale, but sadness can't erode the resolve of those fighting for trans rights."

-Bamby Salcedo

"Those of us who are at the front lines, we're going to stand up to this and we're going to fight and we're going to push to ensure that these types of situations are not going to happen," she said.

Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation...