#HotGirlsForBernie and Why Women and Nonbinary People Should Take up More Space in Political Discussions

[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]witter was feeling the Bern last Friday as hundreds of women and nonbinary people participated in #HotGirlsForBernie posting selfies with the hashtag and posting messages in support of Tio Bernie. 

While the unusual social media campaign may be immediately dismissed and scoffed at by many, there is no denying that it stands out and flexes the candidate’s power with his young, diverse supporters. Namely, because it is a space for women and nonbinary people to feel themselves in whatever way they want to. Whether they want to feel cute, sexy, artsy, or all of the above. It is a digital space almost exclusively for women to talk about politics and policy. 

One woman noted that Bernie has been consistently advocating for transgender people for years.