This Black Trans Activist Has a Message for Women: Let's Turn Our Voices into Votes

By Splinter Video | January 21, 2018 | 1:22pm

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Last year, women marched to say they’ve had enough. This year women are marching again—and they’re headed straight to the ballot box.

“When we’re running for office, support us,” Black trans activist Ashlee Marie Preston explains. “We have power. We have voting power, we have political power and our voices matter.”

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