Before we get to the show today, I've got an exciting announcement. The Translash podcast is a Signal Award finalist. Yay! We've been nominated for Best Individual Episode in the LGBTQ Plus category and the diversity, equity, and inclusion category. We're also up for the best show in the LGBTQ plus category, all three categories.

But we need your help to win. Today, October 17th, is the last day of voting. So make sure

to follow the links in the episode description to vote for translash again in all three categories.

Now, let's get on to the show.

Hey, fam, it's me, Amara.

Welcome to the TransLash podcast, a show where we tell trans stories to save trans lives.

With less than 20 days, you heard that right, until Election Day, all eyes are on the race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

But November 5th isn't just about the top of the ticket.

There are races up and down the ballot

that are critically important for all of us.

And there is one particular historic race

that you may or may not have heard of,

and that is the one for the Democratic representative

to Congress from Delaware.

And the person who has seized that nomination on the part of the Democrats is Sarah McBride,

who's the current state senator for Delaware.

So I'm so thrilled to talk to her today about her landmark campaign to become the first out trans U.S. representative.

Now, you might remember that we first spoke to Sarah in 2020 during her historic State Senate

campaign, but Sarah is back today again talking about the ways that she is making history.

We chat about why she's running, her plan to stay focused on the issues, her reflections

on the Biden family, including Bo Biden, and why she backs Kamala Harris.

I know how much it would have meant to me as a kid growing up to see an out trans candidate when every precinct in the state of Delaware in a Democratic

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