For the first time, a black lesbian woman became the mayor of Chicago.

The main theme of the Lori Lightfoot campaign was the fight against corruption.

Photo: Present Tense Screenshot / Voice of America

The political novice Laurie Lightfoot was elected the mayor of Chicago. She became the first black woman and an open lesbian who took this post. Voice of America.

In the election on Tuesday, Lightfoot defeated former school teacher Tony Prequince.

56-year-old Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor, based her campaign on anti-corruption in Chicago.

Photo: Present Tense Screenshot / Voice of America

The last six months have become iconic for women in American politics. The mid-term elections in November 2018 were marked by a record number of female candidates for the United States, and an unprecedented number of them managed to win. For the first time in the House of Representatives Muslim women hit - Rashida Tlaib in Michigan and Ilhan Omar in Minnesota, as well as women with Native American roots - Debra Haaland from New Mexico and Sharis Davids from Kansas. The latter, like Laurie Lightfoot, is an open lesbian.

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