Trans Woman to Challenge Homophone in Oklahoma Race

Oklahoma state Rep. Sally Kern made headlines when she warned the audience at a Republican fundraiser that “gays are infiltrating city councils” and “they are winning elections.” Kern won’t have to worry about that menace in her upcoming 2010 race for re-election. Her main opponent, Brittany Novotny, is not gay. She’s transgender. Novotny is an Oklahoma City attorney who began a private practice in 2007 specializing in civil rights and employment law. She graduated from University of California – Hastings College of the Law in 2005 and lists herself as a member of Young Democrats of Oklahoma, legal adviser and vice chair of the women’s caucus. Recently, she began in-house counsel work with the American Federation of Government Employees, Local 916. Full Story from the Dallas Voice

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