WashBlade.com – Joshua Lynsen
Activist blames ‘trans phobia’ for withdrawal
A transgender woman dropped her bid this week to succeed a Maryland state legislator who died.
Dana Beyer, who was among seven Montgomery County residents seeking to replace Democratic Del. Jane Lawton, withdrew from the race Sunday, two days before party officials named a local politician as Lawton’s successor.
“It was clear to me that I wasn’t going to be selected,” she told the Blade. “I work in political circles. Word gets around. It’s not hard to discern.”