Soon , there will be an openly transgender member of the Vermont legislature.
Taylor Small, a 26-year-old man biological male who identifies as a woman, won a seat representing Chittenden 6-7 district in the Vermont House of Representatives this week.
Once administrators for the Holyoke Soldiers' home, Bennett Walsh and Dr. David Clinton were arraigned on criminal neglect charges for their job performance there Thursday.
Walsh, the former Superintendent and Clinton, one of his medical advisors, pleaded not guilty to the charges during an arraignment at Hampden Superior Court held remotely.