Inside Nova reports.She defeated Christopher Stone, an anti-LGBTQ+ Republican and political newcomer. Stone had criticized the U.S.
Supreme Court’s 2015 marriage equality decision, calling it an example of “legislating from the bench.” He opposes adoption rights for same-sex couples and has called for consideration of “both sides” in LGBTQ+ rights laws.Roem was initially elected to the House of Delegates in 2017, becoming the first out transgender person to be elected to and seated in a state legislature.
In 2019 she became the first out trans person reelected. In her first election, she defeated Del. Bob Marshall, a longtime legislator who was intensely anti-LGBTQ+.