Jessica L. Benham (amụrụ na Disemba 13, 1990) bụ onye ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị America na onye na ekwuchitere ndi nwere nkwaru onu ha na agba odibo dika onye otu ndi Pennsylvania House nke ndi Representatives Maka ndi 36th District. O bu nwaanyi mbu kwuputara Maka LGBTQ+ nakwa obye bu kwuputara Maka autistic etinyere na Pennsylvania General Assembly. Oso na ndi choputara Maka Pittsburgh Center nke Autistic Advocacy na 2014.

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Benham gụrụ akwụkwọ n'ụlọ site na ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị ma sọọ mpi ọtụtụ afọ na National Christian Forensics and Communications Association, na-aga n'ihu na ọkwa mba ọtụtụ afọ n'usoro. N'oge ahụ, ọ nwetara nkà nke iji arụmụka na eziokwu kọwaa ma gbachitere okwukwe ya.

Benham nwetara nzere bachelọ na sayensị ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị na nkwukọrịta na Mahadum Betel. O nwetara nzere masta na nkwukọrịta na Mahadum Minnesota State, Mankato na nzere masta n'ihe gbasara iwu na Mahadim Pittsburgh (Pitt). Mgbe ọ nọ na Pitt, ọ bụ onye otu kọmitii na-ahazi iji malite otu maka ụmụ akwụkwọ gụsịrị akwụkwọ.[1] Benham nwere nzere doctorate na nkwukọrịta site na Mahadum Pittsburgh, [2] nke ọ gụsịrị mgbe ọ na-eje ozi dị ka onye nnọchi anya steeti.

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N'afọ 2014, Benham guzobere Pittsburgh Center for Autistic Advocacy, ebe ọ rụrụ ọrụ dị ka onye nduzi mmepe. Ọ bụ otu LGBTQ + autistic-led advocacy group, na naanị LGBTQ +, autistic-ed advocacy program na nnukwu mpaghara Pittsburgh. [3] [4][5] Ìgwè ahụ na-akwado iwu steeti nke ọma, gụnyere Iwu Paul nke na-amachibido ndị nwere nkwarụ ka a ghara itinye ha akụkụ ahụ.[1]

Benham na-akwado ikike autistic, na-emepụta oghere ndị na-emetụ n'ahụ, ma na-eme ka ohere maka agụmakwụkwọ onwe onye na atụmatụ 504 maka ụmụaka autistic na usoro agụmakwụkwọ ọha. Ọ na-enyere ndị nkụzi, ndị nne na nna, na ndị ọrụ ahụike aka ịghọta nke ọma ndị nwere autism, ma belata ihe mgbochi maka ọrụ maka ndị okenye nwere autism.[5]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Pereira (November 12, 2020). Openly bisexual, autistic candidate wins election for Pennsylvania House seat (en). ABC News. Retrieved on 2020-11-12.
  2. Jessica Benham, MA | Center for Bioethics and Health Law | University of Pittsburgh. bioethics.pitt.edu. Retrieved on 2020-11-13.
  3. Reynolds (2020-11-06). Jessica Benham, Bi Autistic Woman, Seals Historic Win in Pa. Election (en). Advocate. Retrieved on 2020-11-12.
  4. Neumann (November 12, 2020). Pennsylvania Lawmaker with Autism Makes Simultaneous History as First LGBTQ Woman in Statehouse (EN). People. Retrieved on 2020-11-13.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Jessica Benham for State Representative. www.benhamforpa.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved on 2021-06-20.. www.benhamforpa.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-20.