Hi John,

My name is DeShanna Neal, and I’m running for Delaware’s State House of Representatives for the 13th District. I’m a mother, activist, LGBT+ community advocate, and published author of the best-selling children’s book My Rainbow.

My Rainbow is a book I wrote about my transgender daughter picking out her first wig. As the mother of two transgender Black children, I’ve seen how positive media representation can help our children be happy, healthy, and thriving. Sadly, my book has been banned in Texas and is being banned in schools and libraries across the country.

But why? What awful, hateful message did I put in my book to get it banned?

Conservative lawmakers around the country are more concerned about policing representation in children’s literature than they are about creating legislation that protects against the actual dangerous issues facing our communities. While they get up in arms over children seeing another child in a book learn about self-expression, they refuse to do anything to protect those same children from poverty, COVID-19, and gun violence.

This isn’t just happening in Texas; our home state of Delaware is being threatened by bigotry as well. As a local activist, I know what it’s like to have powerful interests try to censor me. When elected, I will be the loudest voice for the working class in Dover, because I’m already used to being exactly that on behalf of the people. My opponent, a right wing Democrat, has stood in the way of LGBT+ progress in the past. He even voted against a bill that would prohibit discrimination of LGBT+ people in housing and in the workplace.

Will you join me in this fight? We now have just 42 DAYS until Election Day. My organizers, like all Delawareans, deserve a living wage of $20 dollars an hour. Can you donate $20 to help us reach our ambitious fundraising goal of $3,000 by the end of this week?

Every dollar goes a long way in ensuring our progress and helping us fight the good fight for change not only in Delaware, but nationwide.

Thank you,

DeShanna

Paid for by DeShanna Neal District 13 Campaign Committee

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