Gov. Maura Healey (D-MA) appointed a transgender-identifying male to the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women (MCSW).

Healey, who is one of the nation’s first elected lesbian governors, appointed a man named Giselle Byrd to the commission, and he is now the vice chair of the agency’s Programming and Planning Committee, OutKick reported . The MCSW says on its website that it is “ an independent state agency charged with reviewing the status of women and girls in Massachusetts and offering policy recommendations that would improve access to opportunities and equality for all.”

“It is an honor and a privilege to be able to serve alongside my fellow sister commissioners as the first transgender woman of color on the commission, and I am so excited for the journey tha

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