After winning a seat in Poland's recent general election, Anna Grodzka has become the world's only transsexual member of parliament.

Her election signals hope for a widely misunderstood sexual minority and suggests more liberal values are emerging in Poland, one of Europe's most devoutly Roman Catholic countries.

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