The back-woods, working class, remote rural community near where I live, whose primary employers are a zinc/lead smelter and a pulp mill, just elected amazing queer hero, Birkley Valks, to the local school board of trustees. He soundly won the election against a hate-mongering anti-trans bully.

Love wins! 🎉🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️❤️

@blaine Awww hey that's a real mandate of a win there. Our library (in a rural but slightly less conservative community) just hired our first trans librarian and I'm excited to start working with him.
@blaine Solid majority too! That's a mandate!
@blaine such a solid win, too. I was glad to see this!