Geo Neptune did not realize they had become the first openly transgender person elected to public office in Maine until well after they’d won a seat on the Indian Township school board in early September. Neptune, 32, a non-binary, two-spirit artist and educator and member of the Passamaquoddy tribe, was quite surprised.
Maine’s 1st Openly Trans Person Elected To Office Wants To Keep Passamaquoddy Culture ‘front And Center’
Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News
Tue, 09/29/2020 - 10:00pm
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Topics: Maine Penobscot County Bangor
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