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'''Brandy Fortson''' is a former member of the Corvallis, Oregon School Board, which made them "the first non-binary individual to hold public office in the state, and possibly the country."<ref name="corv_Firs">{{Cite web |title=First Non-Binary School Board Member Brandy Fortson |author= |work=The Corvallis Advocate |date=27 March 2019 |access-date=12 November 2020 |url= https://www.corvallisadvocate.com/2019/first-non-binary-school-board-member-brandy-fortson/}}</ref> | '''Brandy Fortson''' is a former member of the Corvallis, Oregon School Board, which made them "the first non-binary individual to hold public office in the state, and possibly the country."<ref name="corv_Firs">{{Cite web |title=First Non-Binary School Board Member Brandy Fortson |author= |work=The Corvallis Advocate |date=27 March 2019 |access-date=12 November 2020 |url= https://www.corvallisadvocate.com/2019/first-non-binary-school-board-member-brandy-fortson/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406204047/https://www.corvallisadvocate.com/2019/first-non-binary-school-board-member-brandy-fortson/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
Their term would have lasted from 2019 to 2023, however Fortson resigned from the position in late 2019 after controversy and threats due to them tweeting "all cops are bastards" regarding an incident in Denton, Texas.<ref name="Day">{{Cite web |title=Updated: Embattled school board member Fortson resigns |last=Day |first=Jim |work=Corvallis Gazette Times |date=November 9, 2019 |access-date=November 12, 2020 |url= https://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/updated-embattled-school-board-member-fortson-resigns/article_677be488-3af4-5f15-a1d0-ad820d8a016d.html}}</ref> | Their term would have lasted from 2019 to 2023, however Fortson resigned from the position in late 2019 after controversy and threats due to them tweeting "all cops are bastards" regarding an incident in Denton, Texas.<ref name="Day">{{Cite web |title=Updated: Embattled school board member Fortson resigns |last=Day |first=Jim |work=Corvallis Gazette Times |date=November 9, 2019 |access-date=November 12, 2020 |url= https://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/updated-embattled-school-board-member-fortson-resigns/article_677be488-3af4-5f15-a1d0-ad820d8a016d.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121170621/https://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/updated-embattled-school-board-member-fortson-resigns/article_677be488-3af4-5f15-a1d0-ad820d8a016d.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
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