5 . ▁Hel ms ▁continues ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁trans gender ▁service ▁members ▁and ▁veter ans , ▁as ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁pro l ific ▁Don ' t ▁Ask ▁Don ' t ▁Tell ▁policy ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁military ▁did ▁not ▁change ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁trans gender ▁military ▁personnel . ▁ ▁Her ▁political ▁activ ism ▁includes ▁lo bb ying ▁state ▁legisl ators ▁in ▁Arizona ▁and ▁Georgia , ▁and ▁Congress ▁on ▁Capit ol ▁Hill . ▁ ▁She ▁made ▁history ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Convention ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁trans ▁person ▁elected ▁to ▁a ▁D NC ▁Convention ▁from ▁Georgia ▁and ▁the ▁South . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁Stone wall ▁ri ots , ▁an ▁event ▁widely ▁considered ▁a ▁waters hed ▁moment ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁L GB T Q ▁rights ▁movement , ▁Que ert y ▁named ▁her ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁P ride 5 0 ▁" tra il bla zing ▁individuals ▁who ▁act ively ▁ensure ▁society ▁remains ▁moving ▁towards ▁equality , ▁accept ance ▁and ▁dign ity ▁for ▁all ▁que er ▁people ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Arizona ▁Category : Trans gender ▁and ▁trans sex ual ▁women ▁Category : Trans gender ▁and ▁trans sex ual ▁military ▁personnel ▁Category : Trans gender ▁and ▁trans sex ual ▁writers ▁Category : W omen ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category