
Things are coming up justice for Michelle Bruce!
Georgia's Supreme Court today ruled that Bruce, who is a trans woman, did not mislead voters during her city council reelection campaign in Riverdale, Georgia:
The Georgia Supreme Court's unanimous ruling on Monday found that the two political opponents who filed the lawsuit failed to produce evidence of fraud, misconduct or illegal action after claiming that Michelle Bruce bamboozled voters by identifying herself as female.
"This is a great victory for me and anyone who believes in equality," Bruce said in a statement. "It gives me hope that the Georgia Supreme Court did what was right and did not buy into hate-based politics."
Bruce, who lost the election, says she's taking online courses and hopes to become an elected official again in the near future.
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Mayoral Race Gets Nasty, Brutish

Talk about dirty politics! A Riverdale, Georgia mayoral race got ugly this week when a website took aim at transgender city council woman Michelle Bruce. After posting a fairly unflattering picture of Bruce, the anonymous writer calls Bruce an "embarrassment" and repeatedly calls her a him:
The man…tricked us last election. He used an alias and fooled everyone into thinking he was a women! Michele Bruce was the name he used on the ballot and we all thought this was a woman. Just recently Mr. Bruce had to answer to the State Board of Elections for forging names on a recall petition for the Mayor in 04/05. This is the kind of constant harassment that the Mayor has had to put up with for the last four years. And it was not just Bruce… Riverdale is the laughing stock of the county with him presently in office.
Bruce maintains her innocence over the forging allegations, telling SOVO, "It's 'he say, she say' crap.” The politician also accuses current mayor Phaedra Graham of fueling the fire: "She’s gone around and said we need to get that transvestite out of office — that freak of nature.” Guess who we won't be voting for…
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