I don't have time for this today. — Althea Gibson, hanging up on a reporter asking questions about her gender identity (image via Wikimedia Commons) Althea kept losing. In 1991, after 10 failed bids for office, Althea ran again: this time, as a Republican, for a seat in the Massachusetts state legislature. After just one year in office, however, a vicious article revealed the one secret she'd kept hidden for decades: Althea had been born a man. After the shocking revelations, Althea lost reelection in 1995; but she didn't end her political career.
A Woman to Know: Althea Garrison
A Woman to Know: Althea Garrison
A Woman to Know: Althea Garrison
I don't have time for this today. — Althea Gibson, hanging up on a reporter asking questions about her gender identity (image via Wikimedia Commons) Althea kept losing. In 1991, after 10 failed bids for office, Althea ran again: this time, as a Republican, for a seat in the Massachusetts state legislature. After just one year in office, however, a vicious article revealed the one secret she'd kept hidden for decades: Althea had been born a man. After the shocking revelations, Althea lost reelection in 1995; but she didn't end her political career.