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'''Anna Grodzka''' (born 16 March 1954) is a Polish politician. Grodzka, a [[trans woman]], was elected to the [[Sejm]] in the [[2011 Polish parliamentary election]]s as a candidate for the [[liberalism|left-liberal]] [[Palikot's Movement]], and was the first openly [[transgender]] Member of [[Parliament]] in Poland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/11/anna-grodzka-transgender-politician_n_1004840.html |title=Anna Grodzka Becomes Poland's First Openly Transgender Member Of Parliament |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |date=11 October 2011 |accessdate=16 May 2014}}</ref>
'''Anna Grodzka''' (born 16 March 1954) is a Polish politician. Grodzka, a [[trans woman]], was elected to the [[Sejm]] in the [[2011 Polish parliamentary election]]s as a candidate for the [[liberalism|left-liberal]] [[Palikot's Movement]], and was the first openly [[transgender]] Member of [[Parliament]] in Poland.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/11/anna-grodzka-transgender-politician_n_1004840.html |title=Anna Grodzka Becomes Poland's First Openly Transgender Member Of Parliament |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |date=11 October 2011 |accessdate=16 May 2014 |archive-date=17 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517115016/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/11/anna-grodzka-transgender-politician_n_1004840.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


She was the third openly transgender member of a national parliament worldwide, after [[Georgina Beyer]] (in office 1999–2005) and [[Vladimir Luxuria]] (2006–2008). She was believed to be the only remaining transgender member of parliament<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/may/17/transgender-mp-voices-heard |work=[[The Guardian]]; Comment is Free |date=17 May 2013 |first=Anna |last=Grodzka |title=As the world's only transgender MP, I want to ensure our voices are heard}}</ref> until [[Nikki Sinclaire]] (in office 2009–2015) outed herself in November 2013.
She was the third openly transgender member of a national parliament worldwide, after [[Georgina Beyer]] (in office 1999–2005) and [[Vladimir Luxuria]] (2006–2008). She was believed to be the only remaining transgender member of parliament<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/may/17/transgender-mp-voices-heard |work=[[The Guardian]]; Comment is Free |date=17 May 2013 |first=Anna |last=Grodzka |title=As the world's only transgender MP, I want to ensure our voices are heard |access-date=11 December 2016 |archive-date=6 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206205455/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/may/17/transgender-mp-voices-heard |url-status=live }}</ref> until [[Nikki Sinclaire]] (in office 2009–2015) outed herself in November 2013.


In June 2014, Anna Grodzka joined [[The Greens (Poland)|Poland's Green Party]]<ref>[http://www.rp.pl/artykul/10,1121383-Anna-Grodzka-odchodzi-z-Twojego-Ruchu.html "Anna Grodzka odchodzi z Twojego Ruchu"] (in Polish) (retrieved 28 July 2014)</ref> but left a year later. She is currently a member of [[Polish Socialist Party|PPS]].
In June 2014, Anna Grodzka joined [[The Greens (Poland)|Poland's Green Party]]<ref>[http://www.rp.pl/artykul/10,1121383-Anna-Grodzka-odchodzi-z-Twojego-Ruchu.html "Anna Grodzka odchodzi z Twojego Ruchu"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020162937/http://www.rp.pl/artykul/10%2C1121383-Anna-Grodzka-odchodzi-z-Twojego-Ruchu.html |date=2014-10-20 }} (in Polish) (retrieved 28 July 2014)</ref> but left a year later. She is currently a member of [[Polish Socialist Party|PPS]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Grodzka was born in 1954 at [[Otwock]], near [[Warsaw]]. Before openly transitioning, she was married (wife: Grażyna) and had a son. She [[Transitioning (transgender)|transitioned]] in 2009 after divorcing in 2007.<ref name="przegląd">{{cite journal|url=http://www.przeglad-tygodnik.pl/pl/artykul/krakowski-test-tolerancji |first=Leszek |last=Konarski |title=Krakowski test tolerancji |journal=[[Przegląd]] |language=Polish |issue=39/2011 |accessdate=11 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="poradnik">{{cite web|url=http://kobiecyporadnik.pl/kat,1026343,title,To-nie-moje-cialo,wid,13114218,reportaz.html?smjtticaid=6d2ed |title=To nie moje ciało |publisher=kobiecyporadnik.pl |language=Polish |accessdate=11 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="gazeta">{{cite web|url=http://kobieta.gazeta.pl/kobieta/1,107880,7745030,Skazana_na_plec.html |title=Skazana na płeć |publisher=[[Gazeta.pl]] |date=12 April 2010 |first=Piotr |last=Pacewicz |language=Polish |accessdate=11 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15630789 |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=8 November 2011 |title=Poland swears in first transsexual and gay MPs |accessdate=22 November 2011}}</ref>
Grodzka was born in 1954 at [[Otwock]], near [[Warsaw]]. Before openly transitioning, she was married (wife: Grażyna) and had a son. She [[Transitioning (transgender)|transitioned]] in 2009 after divorcing in 2007.<ref name="przegląd">{{cite journal |url=http://www.przeglad-tygodnik.pl/pl/artykul/krakowski-test-tolerancji |first=Leszek |last=Konarski |title=Krakowski test tolerancji |journal=[[Przegląd]] |language=Polish |issue=39/2011 |accessdate=11 October 2011 |archive-date=2 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402211751/http://www.przeglad-tygodnik.pl/pl/artykul/krakowski-test-tolerancji |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="poradnik">{{cite web |url=http://kobiecyporadnik.pl/kat,1026343,title,To-nie-moje-cialo,wid,13114218,reportaz.html?smjtticaid=6d2ed |title=To nie moje ciało |publisher=kobiecyporadnik.pl |language=Polish |accessdate=11 October 2011 |archive-date=13 January 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130113150100/http://kobiecyporadnik.pl/kat,1026343,title,To-nie-moje-cialo,wid,13114218,reportaz.html?smjtticaid=6d2ed |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="gazeta">{{cite web |url=http://kobieta.gazeta.pl/kobieta/1,107880,7745030,Skazana_na_plec.html |title=Skazana na płeć |publisher=[[Gazeta.pl]] |date=12 April 2010 |first=Piotr |last=Pacewicz |language=Polish |accessdate=11 October 2011 |archive-date=22 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052456/http://kobieta.gazeta.pl/kobieta/1,107880,7745030,Skazana_na_plec.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15630789 |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=8 November 2011 |title=Poland swears in first transsexual and gay MPs |accessdate=22 November 2011 |archive-date=10 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110145814/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15630789 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Grodzka was a member of the [[Polish United Workers' Party]] at Warsaw University and a political instructor in the Polish Union of Students. Later on she was an entrepreneur and worked in publishing, print industry, and filmmaking.
Grodzka was a member of the [[Polish United Workers' Party]] at Warsaw University and a political instructor in the Polish Union of Students. Later on she was an entrepreneur and worked in publishing, print industry, and filmmaking.

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Anna Grodzka
Anna Grodzka in September 2011
Member of the Sejm
In office
November 2011 – 12 November 2015
Constituency13 – Kraków
Personal details
Born (1954-03-16) 16 March 1954 (age 70)
Otwock, Poland
Political partyPPS
Children1
Websitewww.annagrodzka.info

Anna Grodzka (born 16 March 1954) is a Polish politician. Grodzka, a trans woman, was elected to the Sejm in the 2011 Polish parliamentary elections as a candidate for the left-liberal Palikot's Movement, and was the first openly transgender Member of Parliament in Poland.[1]

She was the third openly transgender member of a national parliament worldwide, after Georgina Beyer (in office 1999–2005) and Vladimir Luxuria (2006–2008). She was believed to be the only remaining transgender member of parliament[2] until Nikki Sinclaire (in office 2009–2015) outed herself in November 2013.

In June 2014, Anna Grodzka joined Poland's Green Party[3] but left a year later. She is currently a member of PPS.

Biography

Grodzka was born in 1954 at Otwock, near Warsaw. Before openly transitioning, she was married (wife: Grażyna) and had a son. She transitioned in 2009 after divorcing in 2007.[4][5][6][7]

Grodzka was a member of the Polish United Workers' Party at Warsaw University and a political instructor in the Polish Union of Students. Later on she was an entrepreneur and worked in publishing, print industry, and filmmaking.

References

  1. ^ "Anna Grodzka Becomes Poland's First Openly Transgender Member Of Parliament". The Huffington Post. 11 October 2011. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  2. ^ Grodzka, Anna (17 May 2013). "As the world's only transgender MP, I want to ensure our voices are heard". The Guardian; Comment is Free. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Anna Grodzka odchodzi z Twojego Ruchu" Archived 2014-10-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish) (retrieved 28 July 2014)
  4. ^ Konarski, Leszek. "Krakowski test tolerancji". Przegląd (in Polish) (39/2011). Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  5. ^ "To nie moje ciało" (in Polish). kobiecyporadnik.pl. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  6. ^ Pacewicz, Piotr (12 April 2010). "Skazana na płeć" (in Polish). Gazeta.pl. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Poland swears in first transsexual and gay MPs". BBC. 8 November 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.