ALBAWABA - New Zealand politician Georgina Beyer, who is the first transgender MP in parliament and a former porn star and sex worker, has died at the age of 65. The proponent of LGBTQ+ rights died in her hospital bed in a nursing home in Wellington, New Zealand. https://t.co/qLqrYUNLwk — Michèle A'Court (@MicheleACourt) March 6, 2023She is the first transgender woman to reach Parliament and had distinguished accomplishments in favor of transgender and gay people in her country. New Zealander Georgina Beyer is known for her work in the legalization of civil unions and gay marriage as well as the decriminalization of prostitution. Council names road after late transgender MP and mayor Georgina Beyer https://t.co/0vh9CRcCqQ pic.twitter.com/BntY7MIcKE — nzherald (@nzherald) March 8, 2023She later became mayor of Carterton, north of her country, and was elected to the National Parliament, in 1999.

Source: Stuff March 08, 2023 09:32 UTC