One of the first things this freshman Congresswoman did was hang a trans flag outside her office

Democratic Virginia Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton is starting off her term on the right foot. One of her first orders of business was to hang a trans flag outsider her office door.

Wexton, who is the aunt of a transgender child, is the first Congressperson to hang the flag.

“The trans community has been under attack,” Wexton told the Washingtonian. “I wanted to show my solidarity because we are talking about my friends and family.”

The freshman legislator was endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign. She defeated incumbent Barbara Comstock who had a mixed record on LGBTQ issues. While generally unsupportive, she voted against an amendment that would have banned transgender people from the military.

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