Friday, January 3, 2025

History-making Sarah McBride sworn in as first out transgender member of Congress

History-making Sarah McBride sworn in as first out transgender member of Congress:
Roddy Flynn chief of staff for incoming Congresswoman Sarah McBride affixes her member pin to her lapel in the US Capitol Rotunda on Friday morning January 3rd 2025 before being sworn in for the 119th Congress

Congresswoman Sarah McBride, a history-making Democrat from Delaware, was sworn in Friday afternoon as the first out transgender member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Representing Delaware’s At-Large Congressional District, McBride took the oath of office using her family’s childhood Bible, marking a moment she described as “surreal” and “awe-inspiring.”