In addition to being Poland's first transgender Member of Parliament, Anna Grodzka is currently the world's only transgender member of parliament. Grodzka has been subject to attacks and death threats from neo-Nazi groups, but many see her as a sign that Catholic Poland is becoming more open to sexual minorities.
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