Serving on Howard County’s Board of Education since 2016, Kirsten Coombs decided last May to come out as bisexual. Coombs said despite not winning reelection in the June 2 primary for District 4, the community has been accepting of her.
She said she does not attribute her loss to coming out. “I think that the district in which I live is pretty progressive. And people care more about your involvement — and engagement — and intelligence,” she said. “And, it didn’t really matter being in a