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Mel Manuel, Trans Candidate for U.S. House, Injected Testosterone on Camera in a Campaign Ad

www.them.us Mel Manuel, Trans Candidate for U.S. House, Injected Testosterone on Camera in a Campaign Ad

Manuel is running on a platform of abortion rights, universal healthcare, and gun control.

Mel Manuel, Trans Candidate for U.S. House, Injected Testosterone on Camera in a Campaign Ad

A trans nonbinary Louisiana candidate for the U.S. House released a defiant campaign video this week, showing themself injecting testosterone to defend bodily autonomy.

Mel Manuel, who is running to unseat far-right House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, released the video on social media platforms on Tuesday. In the video, Manuel called on voters to “take a stand” while performing a routine testosterone injection.

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  • That... is one badass smotherfucker right there! I still drop my Estrogen syringes from random nervousness.