Two years ago, Wadsworth, Ohio, saw armed Nazis descending at an hour of telling stories. Now the tiny town of Medina will see its first optional candidate in the November vote.
Angela “Gie” May candidates for Department 4 in the City Council of Wadsworth. This is their first run for the position, but for some time they were present in the city’s policy and volunteered with many organizations, such as the parks of Medina.
May described himself not only as a problem with problems, but an example of how strange people bring a unique perspective and are as talented as their plain counterparts.
“If they see a strange person who turns the community and is an active member, it will affect them,” said May.
It will become part of the community
They said that Wadsworth was not the most affable environment when he moved there in 2019 in 2019. Seeing all Trump’s flags and the rhetoric of “God and Country”, they made them prepare to move to Lakewood.
But when they were preparing to move, May got involved in politics. They launched the Wadsworth Democrats club again and began to feel a sense of community – and stayed.
“For the first time from high school I had this group of people who felt like a community I could rely on,” said May.
May helped the organizer Drag Story Hour and warned the organizer when the discussions began to heat up. When the event began to lose support from the community and gain controversy, May withdrew when the involved people became uncomfortable by the coming slack.
They said, however, that controversy is not a good presentation of the neighboring community of Wadsworth. If someone publishes online about the modern shoes, he said that 20 people would offer dropping a couple at their doors.
“We have this sense of support and love each other,” said May.
Bringing a different perspective
If he is chosen, May wants to deal with the price of the EV charging station, implementing a recycling curb throughout the city and creating infrastructure improvements, such as more pedestrian crossings. Their strangeness also brings a perspective, which “is very lacking in the current council,” they said. For example, they said that every meeting of the city council still begins with a prayer, which can make the participants of LGBTQ+ feel uncomfortable because of religious trauma.
“Connecting to the fears and fears of what Queer community gives me a perspective that I don’t think that anyone else in the council thought,” said May.
May has not started his campaign yet. They plan to march in Blue tip paradeParade relating to the Wadsworth ties with the matchstick industry. There they will wear a campaign shirt and give away accessories.
But May hopes that they will receive a positive response from the community. When the Wadsworth Democrats club marched on the Blue Tip parade with progressive flags for the first time, there was a subtle but true answer.
“I remember someone crying,” May recalled. “Although we got a bit, there were a few people in the corner who gave us thumbs up or applauded quietly because they don’t feel safe yet.”
May met with the mayor of Wadsworth Robin Laubaugh and their Republican opponent David Parish, who applauded May’s commitment to the community, said May.
“It seems to me that you can do a lot to make Wadsworth feel like a safe place,” said May. “I hope to start doing this.” Ding
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