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MEDIA ADVISORY - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

IT'S TIME ILLINOIS MAY SEND FIRST TRANSGENDER DELEGATE TO THE DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL CONVENTION

Contact:
Miranda Stevens-Miller
It's Time, Illinois!
312-409-5489
ItsTimeIL@aol.com

P.O. Box 3932
Oak Park, IL 60303
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Chicago, IL --- January 19, 2000 ---- On January 12, Miranda Stevens-Miller
became the first known transgender woman to be slated as a Delegate to the
Democratic National Convention. She is running as a Bradley Delegate from
the 8th Congressional District.

There are several other delegates from Illinois to the Democratic National
Convention from the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. These
include Ellen Meyers and Linda Turney, both of whom are Bradley Delegates
from the 5th Congressional district, and Mary Morten and Michael Bauer, both
Gore Delegates.

Stevens-Miller, who is Vice Chair of Equality Illinois and Chair of It's Time
lllinois, said, "The Bradley team certainly took a risk in asking a
transgender woman to serve as a Delegate. But I would expect no less from a
man who has fought bigotry throughout his career. Every once in a while a
Presidential Candidate comes along who makes you proud to be an American.
Bradley is such a Candidate."

Stevens-Miller is running with three other Democrats in a district which is
known as a bastion of conservatism. Nevertheless, the group of Delegates
from the 8th Congressional District were easily able to get over 5 times the
number of signatures they needed to file the required petitions on January 12.

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