For the first time in Maine's history, an openly transgender person got elected to public office last week.
Geo Neptune, a biological male and American Indian, who identifies as a two-spirit, was elected to the school board in Indian Township. Neptune uses the they/them pronouns, as Maine Public reports.
The National Football League used to be about football. But this season, since the killing of George Floyd, it has become political football. Or, in other words, "systemic racism" in America.
Four years ago, national weathervane Roger Goodell was horrified by a player taking a knee during the national anthem to protest alleged police brutality against blacks, because he thought it was an insult to the country. Nowadays, the $40 million-a-year NFL commissioner is horrified that he was horrified.