Marie Cau is the first transgender mayor to be elected in France
Her name is Marie Cau, she is 55 and was elected mayor in the town of Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes, in northern France. Okay, nothing exceptional so far, except that Marie is the first transgender woman to hold this position in France, effectively marking a turning point in the history of the country. The mayor says that her transition path lasted a total of 15 years, but she is keen to clarify that the victory was not due to her gender identity. "People didn't elect me because I'm transgender, they elected my program ", the woman immediately specified, who hopes for a future in which news of this type will be on the agenda, explaining that "The real achievement will be the day when the election of a trans mayor will no longer be an event".
A big step for civilization and the transgender community
Despite the amazement in front of the media attention paid to her condition, the woman is well aware of how much her victory is a big step for civilization in general and the transgender community in particular, always in the crosshairs of prejudice and discrimination. for this reason that stories like Marie's deserve, indeed, must be told.
Fortunately, she had a positive transition experience and was spared from bullying, unfortunately, in other cases, recurring. "Here people are almost always kind", says the new mayor, "I have never had any taboos and I have always answered the questions of my fellow citizens openly".
Who is Marie and what she proposes for her city
Marie, whose slate got between 63.5% and 73.1% of the votes, has an engineering degree, has a degree in agricultural technician, has a bachelor's degree in horticulture, and has even been drafted in the past. in the army. Today she is ready to spend herself for the good of her community from which, in her opinion, she was elected in the hope of a general change. A change that will not be long in coming, if we look at the electoral program with which Marie has beaten the competition: an ecological turnaround in favor of the environment, maneuvers to support the local economy and sustainable agriculture and greater attention to solidarity initiatives and social.
The support of Marlène Schiappa
Shortly after the news of the election, the endorsement of Marlène Schiappa, secretary of state for equality between women and men and the fight against discrimination, arrived directly from Twitter. The woman complimented Marie and, through a tweet, remarked that: "Trans visibility, and therefore the fight against transphobia, also passes through the exercise of political or public responsibilities".
