Honoring Sen Diane Feinstein. Her long fight for Women & LGBTQ & more which..

[Budi]

..I hope will be the focus as she retires.

From LGBTQ to women's rights, Diane Feinstein was a leader when the Senate & House was run solidly by men.

I detest the focus of this woman's career being one of mocking & demoralizing as a disease of aging that touches most everyone's life in some way, now takes hold in one of our most accomplished women of our legislature.

I find it utterly disgusting that articles are now being written critiqing Sen Feinstein's health & with the focus on her incapacities with scant honor towards her lifelong works.

I am still waiting for some actual journalist to write a tribute of honor for all the barrier breaking & hard fought successes Sen Feinstein has clawed her way through to hand dignity to women, LGBTQ & so much more.

Media can & should do far better for our aging heros, whether it be celebrities, Politicians or our own blessed Parents & Grandparents.

The comments denigrating Sen Feinstein I've been seeing is a damned shame on this society.


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I am posting this thread to honor her works, her commitment, & as a tribute to those women of the US Legislature who stood for something bigger than themselves or their own self-promotion, popularity.

SEN Diane Feinstein is one of those relentless & brave leaders who stood up when it came time to embrace a demographic of our society when others turned away.

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*Education- Bachelor's
Stanford University, 1955

*Personal Religion-Jewish


Dianne Feinstein (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from California. She assumed office in 1993. Her current term ends on January 3, 2025.

Feinstein (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent California. She won in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Feinstein and Barbara Boxer (D) became the first women to serve as U.S. senators from California. Feinstein was also the first female member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.[1] Feinstein's areas of focus have included firearms legislation and environmental policy.

Feinstein began her political career in 1970, serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors until 1978. She then served as mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988. Prior to her election to the Senate in 1992, she unsuccessfully ran for governor of California in 1990.

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Gov't Credentials:
https://www.congress.gov/member/dianne-feinstein/F000062?searchResultViewType=expanded

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From FEMNIST MAJORITY:
https://feministmajoritypac.org/candidates/dianne-feinstein/

Positions on Key Issues
*Champion of women's rights and reproductive rights
*Strong supporter of the Violence Against Women Act
*Strong supporter of LGBTQ rights and same-sex marriage
*Voted no against Trumpcare in all of its forms
*Pro-public education and making higher education more affordable and accessible
*Advocate against wage discrimination based on gender
*Supporter of Afghan women’s human rights
*Strong supporter of immigrant reform and the DREAM Act
*Pro-environment voting record
*Supports rehabilitative criminal justice reform
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Endorsements
*Feminist Majority
*EMILY's List
*California National Organization for Women
*Human Rights Campaign
*NARAL Pro-Choice America
*Planned Parenthood Action Fund
*Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence

Feinstein's history of Women & Human rights also holds a special place in history within our LGBTQ Community.
Her fight begins back in the days of Harvey Milk..

Contributions to this thread honoring Sen Diane Feinstein are welcome ~