In this Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017 photo, Uruguayan Sen. Michelle Suarez speaks with reporters before taking an oath of office, in Montevideo, Uruguay. Suarez became Uruguay’s first transgender senator Tuesday, vowing to use her position to expand and protect the
In this Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017 photo, Uruguayan Sen. Michelle Suarez speaks with reporters before taking an oath of office, in Montevideo, Uruguay. Suarez became Uruguay’s first transgender senator Tuesday, vowing to use her position to expand and protect the rights of transgender people in the South American country. The 34-year-old lawmaker representing the Communist Party assumed her seat in the upper chamber of congress, where she intends to push a law that would let transgender people change their legal identities without having to get a judge’s approval. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)