At Wednesday night’s council meeting, the City of Palm Springs swore in the two most recent elected council members, Lisa Middleton and Christy Holstege. Middleton and Holstege are the two local politicians that had a record-breaking win last month and made Palm Springs, the gay Mecca, the first California city with an all LGBTQ council.
Holstege is the youngest councilmember who identifies as bisexual.
Middleton is, remarkably, the first transgender person to be elected to a non-judicial office in the entire state of California.
After her win, Middleton shared with the Desert Sun:
We’re very proud of being an inclusive community. And I’m absolutely convinced that commitment to inclusivity is one of the factors in the growth and the Renaissance of Palm Springs.
Middleton and Holstege join Mayor Robert Moon & Councilmembers J.R. Roberts and Geoff Kors.
Here’s a video posted by a council meeting attendee that welcomes the two councilmembers to the city.
