Mary Gonzalez was already a bit of a leader as an openly lesbian state representative in Texas. But in a recent interview with the Dallas Voice, she opened up and said she identifies as pansexual.

She’ll have no opponent in the election in the fall, and she says that’s part of why she feels comfortable coming out fully. It’s now believed that she is the only elected official who openly identifies as pansexual. 

Gonzalez specified to the Voice that she doesn’t believe in a gender binary because “gender identity isn’t the defining part of my attraction,” and that she never fully embraced the term “lesbian.” Although she came out as bisexual at age 21, Gonzalez said she has also dated transgender and genderqueer people, in addition to women.

“During the campaign if I had identified as pansexual, I would have overwhelmed everyone,” she said. “Now that I’m out of the campaign, I’m completely much more able to define it.”

Good for her! Here’s hoping she leads the way for others to be honest about who they are, too.