US2020: Sarah McBride Becomes First Transgender To Become Senator In US

LGBTQ community in the US has broken ‘the glass ceiling’ in the on-going US election as Sarah McBride becomes wins senatorial seat.

Sarah McBride has become the first transgender state senator in the history of the United States after she won her race in Delaware,CityNews Nigeria reports.

McBride beat Republican Steve Washington to take over the seat from Democrat Harris McDowell, who is standing down from the senate.

Ms McBride, 30, has worked as the press secretary of LGBTQ advocacy group the Human Rights Campaign and was a trainee in President Obama’s White House.

She is one of a handful of candidates who has made history in a nail-biting night across the country.

“I hope tonight shows an LGBTQ kid that our democracy is big enough for them, too,” Ms McBride tweeted after her win.