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* Jess Herbst, mayor of New Hope, came out as transgender and thus became '''the first known openly transgender elected official in Texas history.'''<ref>{{cite web|last=Wright |first=John |url=https://www.texasobserver.org/collin-county-mayor-becomes-texas-first-transgender-elected-official/ |title=Collin County Mayor Becomes Texas’ First Transgender Elected Official |publisher=Texasobserver.org |date=2017 |accessdate=2017-02-01}}</ref>
* Joe Maldonado became '''the first openly transgender member of the Boy Scouts of America'''.<ref name="mercurynews1">{{cite web|author=February 8, 2017 at 7:37 am |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/02/08/boy-scouts-welcome-first-transgender-member/ |title=Boy Scouts get first transgender member |publisher=Mercurynews.com |date= |accessdate=2017-02-08}}</ref> In 2016, he was rejected from the Boy Scouts for being transgender, but this policy was changed in 2017 after his story became nationally known.<ref name="mercurynews1"/>
* '''[[Gabrielle Tremblay]]''' became the first transgender actress ever nominated for a [[Canadian Screen Award]], as Best Supporting Actress for her role in ''[[Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves]] (Ceux qui font les révolutions à moitié n'ont fait que se creuser un tombeau)''.<ref name="Guy">{{
* Brazilian model Valentina Sampaio became the '''first openly transgender model on the cover of French ''Vogue''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Tori Latham |url=http://nymag.com/thecut/2017/02/transgender-model-covers-french-vogue-for-the-first-time.html |title=Transgender Model Covers French Vogue For the First Time |publisher=Nymag.com |date= |accessdate=2017-02-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Landon Peoples |url=http://www.refinery29.com/2017/02/140711/french-vogue-transgender-model-cover-valentina-sampaio |title=French Vogue Cover Transgender Model Valentina Sampaio |publisher=Refinery29.com |date=2017-01-26 |accessdate=2017-02-14}}</ref>
* Martina Robledo became the '''first openly transgender woman to act as a trophy presenter at the Grammys.'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hrc.org/blog/am-equality-tipsheet-february-13-2017 |title=#AM_Equality Tipsheet: February 13, 2017 | Human Rights Campaign |publisher=Hrc.org |date= |accessdate=2017-02-14}}</ref>
* ''[[Moonlight (2016 film)|Moonlight]]'' became '''the first [[List of LGBT-related films|LGBT-related film]] to win the Best Picture award at the Oscars.'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2017/feb/27/dont-let-that-oscars-blunder-overshadow-moonlights-monumental-achievement?CMP=fb_us|title=Don't let that Oscars blunder overshadow Moonlight's monumental achievement|last=Rose|first=Steve|publisher=
* Japan became the first country in the world to elect an openly transgender man to a public office when '''[[Tomoya Hosoda]]''' was elected as a councillor for the city of [[Iruma, Saitama|Iruma]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Chloe Farand |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/japan-first-world-transgender-man-public-office-councillor-iruma-saitama-kanto-a7636641.html |title=Japan becomes first country in the world to elect a transgender man to a public office |publisher=The Independent |date= |accessdate=2017-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/03/17/japan-just-elected-its-first-trans-man-into-public-office/ |title=Japan just elected its first trans man into public office · PinkNews |publisher=Pinknews.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2017-03-18}}</ref>
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