Sarah McBride is an American politician who will be sworn in as the first transgender United States State Senator. McBride will succeed the retired Harris McDowell III as a member of the Delaware Senate. Sarah has experienced a political career marked by a number of firsts.
After earning a White House internship in 2012, Sarah became the first openly transgender woman to serve in the White House in any capacity. In July 2016, she became the first openly transgender person to speak at a national party convention when she delivered a four-minute speech at the Democratic National Convention.
This piece will look at Sarah’s personal life. We can confirm that she is not married.
Sarah married her first husband, Andrew Cray, four days before she succumbed to cancer.
Sarah and Andrew met at an LGBTQ event at the White House in June 2012. Two months later, Andrew invited Sarah out for coffee and drinks via a Facebook message. The couple discovered that they had a lot in common other than their transgender histories. Sarah had come out as a transgender woman several months earlier, while Andrew identified as a transgender man. Sarah wrote in Half:
“I quickly became a part of his family and he quickly became a part of mine. Before long, he was my partner and my best friend. To top it off, we even ended up becoming colleagues, when I joined him to work at the Center for American Progress. We started talking about our future together, believing it extended far beyond what we could imagine.”
In September 2013, Andrew was diagnosed with oral cancer. Sarah herself knew that recovery would be painful, but she hoped the couple would pull through. Three months after being declared cancer-free, blood tests revealed that Andrew’s cancer had returned and spread to his lungs. After the diagnosis, Andrew asked Sarah, “If it turns out to be incurable, will you marry me?”
Sarah’s answer was a resounding yes, but she hoped Andrew had at least a year to live. Unfortunately, her health deteriorated rapidly, forcing the couple to move up their wedding date. Andrew and Sarah were married on August 24, 2014, four days before Andrew took his last breath from her. Sarah and Andrew have known each other for just over two years, but the mark she left on Sarah will last a lifetime:
“Few if any have taught me as much as Andy did. He taught me about life, perseverance, compassion, optimism, faithfulness, and passion. He was one of the most impressive people I’ve ever met, but one of the most humble (it’s amazing that he could tolerate me). Even in his last weeks, he cried less for his own fate or situation, and cried for the things he could no longer do for others. That was Andy.
McBride struggled for years with her sexual identity before coming out during her last week of college.
For as long as she can remember, Sarah has always felt like a child. However, she knew that society expected her to be someone different. Her decision to go into politics complicated Sarah’s conviction about her gender. She had the chops to make it in politics, but she knew that coming out could significantly hinder her progress.
Sarah also feared that by coming out, she would disappoint the friends and family who had invested so much in seeing her succeed. She justified her decision to remain locked up by convincing herself that it wasn’t worth sacrificing the work she could do to come out of the closet. However, she reached a point where she could no longer hide it. she wrote in Half:
“My brother and my parents welcomed me with immediate support and unconditional love. Naturally, it was difficult for them… This development shook that sense of security, and for the first time in my life, they became concerned about my safety, career opportunities, acceptance, and happiness. And on a deeper level, they felt like they were losing me.”
For a short time, Sarah’s friends and family struggled to come to terms with her revelation, but their love for her never waned. Sarah’s experience with her family inspired her to come out to the world. A week before graduating from American University, McBride came out as a transgender woman in the university’s student newspaper. In its The Eagle article, Sarah expressed her relief that she no longer had to hide:
“With each birthday candle blown, with each penny thrown away, my wish was always the same. Now I am blessed with the opportunity to live my wish and fulfill a truth that I have known since childhood. My gratitude is great to my family and friends for accepting me as the person they know I am and allowing me to show them the possibilities of a life well lived.”
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