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Samy Nemir-Olivares, District Leader in Brooklyns AD523, Williamsburg and Bushwick (Instagram/SamyNemir) The Brooklyn Democratic Party has voted unanimously to remove gender requirements from its county committee seats after it was sued by six trans and non-binary candidates. A lawsuit was brought by six candidates who were allegedly forced to run as either male or female without their consent due to rules requiring an even split of male and female candidates for county committee seats – the lowest run of elected office – with no provision for non-binary people. The case was thrown out earlier this year by a Kings County Supreme Court judge, who cited procedural issues and argued the case was filed too late in the election cycle. ....