#Jessica Benham

[yourdailyqueer]

Jessica Benham

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Bisexual

DOB:13 December 1990 

Ethnicity: White - American

Occupation: Politician (Democrat)

Note: First openly LGBT woman and first openly autistic person elected to the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Also one of the only openly autistic state lawmakers in the United States.

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full list of biden letter 2:

Aaron Bay-Schuck Aaron Sorkin Adam & Jackie Sandler Adam Goodman Adam Levine Alan Grubman Alex Aja Alex Edelman Alexandra Shiva Ali Wentworth Alison Statter Allan Loeb Alona Tal Amy Chozick Amy Pascal Amy Schumer Amy Sherman Palladino Andrew Singer Andy Cohen Angela Robinson Anthony Russo Antonio Campos Ari Dayan Ari Greenburg Arik Kneller Aron Coleite Ashley Levinson Asif Satchu Aubrey Plaza Barbara Hershey Barry Diller Barry Levinson Barry Rosenstein Beau Flynn Behati Prinsloo Bella Thorne Ben Stiller Ben Turner Ben Winston Ben Younger Billy Crystal Blair Kohan Bob Odenkirk Bobbi Brown Bobby Kotick Brad Falchuk Brad Slater Bradley Cooper Bradley Fischer Brett Gelman Brian Grazer Bridget Everett Brooke Shields Bruna Papandrea Cameron Curtis Casey Neistat Cazzie David

Charles Roven Chelsea Handler Chloe Fineman Chris Fischer Chris Jericho Chris Rock Christian Carino Cindi Berger Claire Coffee Colleen Camp Constance Wu Courteney Cox Craig Silverstein Dame Maureen Lipman Dan Aloni Dan Rosenweig Dana Goldberg Dana Klein Daniel Palladino Danielle Bernstein Danny Cohen Danny Strong Daphne Kastner David Alan Grier David Baddiel David Bernad David Chang David Ellison David Geffen David Gilmour & David Goodman David Joseph David Kohan David Lowery David Oyelowo David Schwimmer Dawn Porter Dean Cain Deborah Lee Furness Deborah Snyder Debra Messing Diane Von Furstenberg Donny Deutsch Doug Liman Douglas Chabbott Eddy Kitsis Edgar Ramirez Eli Roth Elisabeth Shue Elizabeth Himelstein Embeth Davidtz Emma Seligman Emmanuelle Chriqui Eric Andre Erik Feig Erin Foster Eugene Levy Evan Jonigkeit Evan Winiker Ewan McGregor Francis Benhamou Francis Lawrence Fred Raskin Gabe Turner Gail Berman Gal Gadot Gary Barber Gene Stupinski Genevieve Angelson Gideon Raff Gina Gershon Grant Singer Greg Berlanti Guy Nattiv Guy Oseary Gwyneth Paltrow Hannah Fidell Hannah Graf Harlan Coben Harold Brown Harvey Keitel Henrietta Conrad Henry Winkler Holland Taylor Howard Gordon Iain Morris Imran Ahmed Inbar Lavi Isla Fisher Jack Black Jackie Sandler Jake Graf Jake Kasdan James Brolin James Corden Jamie Ray Newman Jaron Varsano Jason Biggs & Jenny Mollen Biggs Jason Blum Jason Fuchs Jason Reitman Jason Segel Jason Sudeikis JD Lifshitz Jeff Goldblum Jeff Rake Jen Joel Jeremy Piven Jerry Seinfeld Jesse Itzler Jesse Plemons Jesse Sisgold Jessica Biel Jessica Elbaum Jessica Seinfeld Jill Littman Jimmy Carr Jody Gerson

Joe Hipps Joe Quinn Joe Russo Joe Tippett Joel Fields Joey King John Landgraf John Slattery Jon Bernthal Jon Glickman Jon Hamm Jon Liebman Jonathan Baruch Jonathan Groff Jonathan Marc Sherman Jonathan Ross Jonathan Steinberg Jonathan Tisch Jonathan Tropper Jordan Peele Josh Brolin Josh Charles Josh Goldstine Josh Greenstein Josh Grode Judd Apatow Judge Judy Sheindlin Julia Garner Julia Lester Julianna Margulies Julie Greenwald Julie Rudd Juliette Lewis Justin Theroux Justin Timberlake Karen Pollock Karlie Kloss Katy Perry Kelley Lynch Kevin Kane Kevin Zegers Kirsten Dunst Kitao Sakurai KJ Steinberg Kristen Schaal Kristin Chenoweth Lana Del Rey Laura Dern Laura Pradelska Lauren Schuker Blum Laurence Mark Laurie David Lea Michele Lee Eisenberg Leo Pearlman Leslie Siebert Liev Schreiber Limor Gott Lina Esco Liz Garbus Lizanne Rosenstein Lizzie Tisch Lorraine Schwartz Lynn Harris Lyor Cohen Madonna Mandana Dayani Mara Buxbaum Marc Webb Marco Perego Maria Dizzia Mark Feuerstein Mark Foster Mark Scheinberg Mark Shedletsky Martin Short Mary Elizabeth Winstead Mathew Rosengart Matt Lucas Matt Miller Matthew Bronfman Matthew Hiltzik Matthew Weiner Matti Leshem Max Mutchnik Maya Lasry Meaghan Oppenheimer Melissa Zukerman Michael Aloni Michael Ellenberg Michael Green Michael Rapino Michael Rappaport Michael Weber Michelle Williams Mike Medavoy Mila Kunis Mimi Leder Modi Wiczyk Molly Shannon Nancy Josephson Natasha Leggero

Neil Blair Neil Druckmann Nicola Peltz Nicole Avant Nina Jacobson Noa Kirel Noa Tishby Noah Oppenheim Noah Schnapp Noreena Hertz Odeya Rush Olivia Wilde Oran Zegman Orlando Bloom Pasha Kovalev Pattie LuPone Paul & Julie Rudd Paul Haas Paul Pflug Peter Traugott Polly Sampson Rachel Riley Rafi Marmor Ram Bergman Raphael Margulies Rebecca Angelo Rebecca Mall Regina Spektor Reinaldo Marcus Green Rich Statter Richard Jenkins Richard Kind Rick Hoffman Rick Rosen Rita Ora Rob Rinder Robert Newman Roger Birnbaum Roger Green Rosie O’Donnell Ross Duffer Ryan Feldman Sacha Baron Cohen Sam Levinson Sam Trammell Sara Foster Sarah Baker Sarah Bremner Sarah Cooper Sarah Paulson Sarah Treem Scott Braun Scott Braun Scott Neustadter Scott Tenley Sean Combs Seth Meyers Seth Oster Shannon Watts Shari Redstone Sharon Jackson Sharon Stone Shauna Perlman Shawn Levy Sheila Nevins Shira Haas Simon Sebag Montefiore Simon Tikhman Skylar Astin Stacey Snider Stephen Fry Steve Agee Steve Rifkind Sting & Trudie Styler Susanna Felleman Susie Arons Taika Waititi Thomas Kail Tiffany Haddish Todd Lieberman Todd Moscowitz Todd Waldman Tom Freston Tom Werner Tomer Capone Tracy Ann Oberman Trudie Styler Tyler James Williams Tyler Perry Vanessa Bayer Veronica Grazer Veronica Smiley Whitney Wolfe Herd

Will Ferrell Will Graham Yamanieka Saunders Yariv Milchan Ynon Kreiz Zack Snyder Zoe Saldana Zoey Deutch Zosia Mamet

[autisticadvocacy]

Autism Campus Inclusion alum Jessica Benham is currently serving in the Pennsylvania House! She says, “I highly recommend that autistic college students apply for ACI. It’s an incredible experience.” Download an application here: https://autisticadvocacy.org/aci

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‘Fairness Act’ reported out of House Judiciary Committee

Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta April 24, 2023 | 2:41 PM

HARRISBURG, April 24 – Today, The Fairness Act (H.B. 300) was voted out of the House Judiciary Committee 12-9 and will now head to the House floor for a vote.

Prime sponsors of the bill, state Reps. Malcolm Kenyatta, D-Phila; Jessica Benham, Dan Frankel and Latasha D. Mayes, all D-Allegheny; Ismail Smith-Wade-El, D-Lancaster; and Greg Scott, D-Montgomery; issued the following statement following the Judiciary Committee vote.

“The Fairness Act has been in the works for years and never received fair consideration. With today’s vote in the Judiciary Committee, we took a huge step toward making Pennsylvania fairer for our LGBTQ+ residents.

“As H.B. 300 heads to the house floor for a vote, we are ready to defend the rights of LGBTQ+ Pennsylvanians.

“Most Pennsylvanians believe what we believe; Pennsylvania is better when it’s fairer. We hope our colleagues in the House can see eye to eye with us and most Pennsylvanians, so they can meet this monumental moment for our commonwealth and pass H.B 300 out of the House and to the Senate.”

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I’m so happy I’m bawling

[jennyocean]

Jessica Benham, Bi Autistic Woman, Seals Historic Win in Pa. Election Jessica Benham has made herstory in Pennsylvania.

[theculturedqueers]

Catch up on the LGBTQ news you missed last week!

[coochiequeens]

Five Republican state legislators have introduced the Protect Women’s Sports Act in the state House of Representatives.

House Bill 972, sponsored by Rep. Barb Gleim, R-Cumberland, is co-sponsored by Reps. Martina White, R-Philadelphia; Dawn Keefer, R-York/Cumberland; Valerie Gaydos, R-Allegheny; and Rep. Stephanie Borowicz, R-Clinton/Centre. Gleim said in a news conference Monday that the bill protects Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972.

“Title 9 was designed to stop discrimination and create equal athletic opportunities for women,” Gleim said during the news conference. “In complete contrast, allowing biological males to compete in girls and women’s sports destroys fair competition and women’s athletic opportunities.”

Gleim said she played three sports in high school and walked onto a club soccer team at the University of Maryland before the sport was recognized by the NCAA as an official intercollegiate women’s sport. She said allowing biological males to compete in biological female’s sports would reverse advances for women and cited a statistic that in one year, 275 high school boys ran faster times than the lifetime best of World Champion sprinter Allyson Felix.

Gleim also cited a 1996 court case, U.S. v. Virginia, that found there are “inherent differences between men and women,”and that these differences, “remain cause for celebration but not for denigration of the members of either sex or for artificial contracts on an individual’s opportunity.”

“There is a rich history of women fighting and lobbying to be recognized as legitimate in sport and competition that this generation and future generations of girls are at risk of losing,” Gleim said. “Coming from a single parent household as well, I don’t know what I would have accomplished today were it not for the support of my sports families. One girl displaced is too many. Enacting state legislation that protects Title 9 today will help promote gender diversity by giving biological women a fair playing field when competing.”

State Sen. Katie Muth, D-Berks/Chester/Montgomery, said the legislation is a hateful attempt to fuel a culture war over the existence of transgender people and block their participation in sports.

“It’s really disappointing and troubling that women in the majority party of the State House of Representatives would take the time and energy to prioritize and amplify legislation that doesn’t actually address any real problem,” said state Sen. Katie Muth, D-Berks/Chester/Montgomery. “Unfortunately, there’s a nationwide effort driven by political organizations to use this waste of time and resources to fundraiser and spread their harmful agenda. What’s further baffling is the claim that this legislation would advance or ensure fairness in women’s sports. I would advise the sponsors of this legislation to consider pulling this bill and instead introduce legislation that has substance and positive impact.”

The House and Senate co-chairs of the LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus noted that the sponsors of the anti-trans legislation failed to mention a single Pennsylvania case in which a problem was caused by allowing transgender children and young adults to participate together.

“As a former women’s swim team member in high school, I care about protecting women’s sports and know that transgender girls in no way threaten them,” said Rep. Jessica Benham, D-Allegheny and the first LGBTQ+ woman in Pennsylvania’s General Assembly. “This bill is a complete invasion of young people’s privacy in response to a non-existent issue. It’s also likely an unconstitutional violation of transgender people’s rights.”

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights said Tuesday it is beginning a comprehensive review of the department’s regulations implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as part of implementing President Joe Biden’s March 8 Executive Order on Guaranteeing an Educational Environment Free from Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Including Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity.

The letter to stakeholders explains that OCR is undertaking a comprehensive review of the Department’s existing regulations and other actions related to Title IX by gathering the public’s views and insights on the issue of sexual harassment in school environments, including sexual violence, and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. This feedback will help OCR determine what additional changes to the Title IX regulations and any related agency actions may be necessary to fulfill the Executive Order. The input will also support the Department’s commitment to ensuring equal and nondiscriminatory access to education for students in schools across the nation, from pre-K-12 and in postsecondary institutions, including in extracurricular activities and other educational settings. During this review process, the existing Title IX regulations, as amended in 2020, remain in effect.

“Building educational environments free from discrimination where our nation’s students can grow and thrive is a top priority of the Biden-Harris Administration,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. “Today’s action is the first step in making sure that the Title IX regulations are effective and are fostering safe learning environments for our students while implementing fair processes. Sexual harassment and other forms of sex discrimination, including in extracurricular activities and other educational settings, threaten access to education for students of all ages. As Secretary, I will work to ensure all students–no matter their background, who they are, or how they identify–can succeed in the classroom and beyond.”

Good to know that some women want girls to have the same opportunities they had. Even if it is coming from the same party that works to take away the right to birth control and abortion. But then good luck to them discussing issues that impact women when Pelosi wants the house to use gender neutral language.

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324. First openly LGBTQ woman and autistic person elected to Pennsylvania legislature; 11/3/20

“The Democrat bested her Republican opponent, Ed Moeller, in state House of Representatives District 36, located in the greater Pittsburgh area. The seat had been held by another Democrat, Harry Readshaw, since 1995. He did not seek reelection.

“Benham thanked her supporters Wednesday in a celebratory tweet. ‘It will be my absolute honor to represent you in Harrisburg. I’m ready to get to work!’ she wrote.”

https://www.advocate.com/election/2020/11/06/jessica-benham-bi-autistic-woman-seals-historic-win-pa-election

[drbobbimorse]

Election anxiety has me stress crying in bed, so let’s talk about the good things that have happened thus far -- shocking, I know, but some good news is to be had! -- because some amazing people have made history in this election and they deserve to be celebrated: 

Sarah McBride is the first transgender state senator in US history (Delaware)

Stephanie Byers is the first transgender legislator in Kansas

Mauree Turner is the first non-binary state lawmaker in the US (Oklahoma)

Kim Jackson is the first openly LGBTQ+ person elected to the Georgia State Senate

Taylor Small is Vermont’s first transgender state legislator

Shevrin Jones is Florida’s first openly LGBTQ+ state senator

Jabari Brisport is the first LGBTQ+ POC elected to the NY State Senate

Michelle Rayner-Goolsby is the first black queer woman as a state legislator in Florida

Torrey Harris and Eddie Mannis are the first openly out LGBTQ+ state senators in Tennessee

Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones are the first openly gay black members of Congress

Susan Eggman is the first openly LGBTQ+ Latinx woman elected to the California Senate

Roger Montoya and Brittney Barreras are the first openly LGBTQ+ member of New Mexico’s House of Representatives

David Ortiz is the first openly bisexual person elected to the Colorado General Assembly

Jessica Benham has become the first openly autistic and openly bisexual/queer person elected to the Pennsylvania legislature

Tiara Mack is the first openly LGBTQ+ black state senator in Rhode Island

Christy Holstege is the first openly bisexual mayor in the US (California)

Jill Rose Quinn is the first openly transgender official elected in Illinois

Todd Gloria is the first openly LGBTQ+ person and the first POC elected mayor of San Diego

Alex Lee is the first openly bisexual state legislator in California

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A 30-year-old bisexual autistic female might seem to many an unlikely candidate for office.

[nyctarian]

theres lot’s of bad stuff in the world rn but a cool thing is the pennsylvania legislature elected Jessica Benham who is their first out bi/queer and openly autistic candidate

[brightlotusmoon]

"A Pittsburgh-area graduate student and candidate for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives would, if elected, become the first openly autistic woman to serve in a state legislature.

Jessica Benham (D) shares a few things in common with other candidates who made national headlines."

[runforsomethingnow]

This is the bullshit we’re trying to combat. If you want to make a difference, volunteer with Jessica Benham. PLEASE.