The first openly trans mayor in the US, Stu Rasmussen, has died at the age of 73. Rasmussen was elected the mayor of Silverton in western Oregon, a small town of around 10,000 people, in 2008. His death (Rasmussen was a self-described “gender anarchist” and used both he/him and she/her pronouns) was announced on Facebook … Continue reading America’s first out trans mayor Stu Rasmussen, who won hearts by breaking down barriers, dies at 73