Barriers and Benefits: Melissa Bowman talks with Brooklin Wallis about Local Politics and Running for Council as a Trans Person
Melissa Bowman of the "Citified" local politics blog catches up with activist and municipal council candidate Brooklin Wallis. Wallis is running to represent ward 10 in this year's municipal election and is also breaking ground as one of the first trans persons to seek the position. Brooklin talks about why she's running and about why the challenges trans people can face in running for municipal office.