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Grodzka, who decided to run in the elections from the new Palikot Movement party a couple of months ago, based her campaign on the needs of people who are constantly being ignored and silenced by society. This, of course, included the Polish transgender and intersex community, whose problems were for the first time fully and directly addressed by a parliamentary candidate.

When asked about what kind of issues she would like to work on, Grodzka replied that her priorities have not changed and that she sees a real chance in getting transgender and intersex matters to the parliament's agenda.

“There are many things I would like to work on but to ease the gender recognition process seems to be our priority at the moment. We have already been discussing it in our organization and started to draft an actual proposal, which we think would be as much inclusive as possible. It would not only deal with gender recognition procedures traditionally associated with transgender people but also with the absolutely ignored matter of intersex newborns being subjected to surgeries they do not need.”

Trans-Fuzja's both vice-presidents, Lalka Podobińska and Wiktor Dynarski, are extremely happy about the results and hope that a transgender MP will make a great change. If not in the law, then at least in people's minds. “Ania got into the parliament, from one of the most conservative regions in the country” says Dynarski “Not only did she make it to the parliament, she also made history today.”

Podobińska, who was also Grodzka's campaign manager says that her friend's success was also made possible thanks to a great team of volunteers, most of them coming from the transgender community, who helped along the way. “It wasn't just posters and flyers. We had incredible people to help us along the way. This is also their victory”.

According to the Polish law, the new Parliament should assemble no later than 30 days after the elections, which would mean that Grodzka would start her work no later than November 8^th.