Transgender parliamentarian: 'We deserve respect'
"Rather than remaining trapped in the role of the victim, we can act in society and actively change things," says transgender German parliamentarian Nyke...
"Rather than remaining trapped in the role of the victim, we can act in society and actively change things," says transgender German parliamentarian Nyke...
Tessa Ganserer and Nyke Slawik hope to change LGBTQ+ rights for the better during their time in office.
Two Greens party candidates, Tessa Ganserer and Nyke Slawik, made history by winning Bundestag seats in Sunday's election.
Nyke Slawik (27) and Tessa Ganserer (44), both members of Germany's Green Party, have committed to advancing LGBTQ+ rights.
Tessa Ganserer (44) and Nyke Slawik (27) made history as the first openly trans MPs to be elected to the Bundestag, Germany's Federal...
Nyke Slawik and Tessa Ganserer have campaigned for more inclusive governance.
Germany has welcomed its first trans MPs to the Bundestag in a federal election that saw the centre-left SDP narrowly beat the CDU.
The presence of trans politicians remains rare, though, especially at the highest levels of government.
Tessa Ganserer and Nyke Slawik, both of the Greens party, are the first transgender women to win a parliamentary seat in Germany.
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