Ohio candidate who didn’t ‘deadname’ herself is disqualified from running

A transgender candidate in Ohio is disqualified from the ballot for omitting a detail on her filing paperwork. Vanessa Joy, a Stark County Democrat, is ending her campaign after she didn’t list the name she went by before transitioning. She’s not the only candidate who didn’t “deadname” themselves on a campaign form in the state.

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