Over the weekend, Marie Cau became the first out transgender person elected mayor in France.Cau, 55, became the mayor of Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes, a town in the northern part of the country close to Belgium, in March 2020.
However, the inauguration was delayed until last weekend due to the pandemic.The town has a tiny population of just under 600, according to INSEE.
While the victory might have come as a surprise to neighboring cities and countries around the world, Cau herself is quick to note