Joanna Whaley won the Democratic primary for a Michigan House seat, putting her in position to become the state's first transgender legislator. She is a hospital chaplain and former megachurch pastor, and she is favored to win the heavily Democratic district in the November general election.
Frames Whaley's likely election as a historic milestone, emphasizing her personal background as a former megachurch pastor/chaplain who endured years of conversion practices, and treats her transgender identity in a straightforward, respectful manner without qualification.
No centrist outlet in our set has published this story.
Breitbart frames the story with skepticism toward Whaley's gender identity, referring to her as 'a man living as a woman' rather than using she/her framing common in other coverage, while still reporting the same core facts of her primary win and potential historic status.