Interesting story on Civil Beat this morning tracking Honolulu City Council member and congressional hopeful Tulsi Gabbard‘s transition on social issues.

Here’s an excerpt:

In recent years, Tulsi has undergone what she describes as a “gradual metamorphosis” on social issues. She says her transformation was spurred by spending time in countries governed by oppressive regimes during deployments to the Middle East as a member of the Hawaii Army National Guard.

“Some of these experiences living and working in oppressive countries, not only witnessing firsthand but actually experiencing myself what happens when a government basically attempts to act as a moral arbiter,” Gabbard said. “It really caused me to take a look at myself and the way we’re doing things here at home, locally, and nationally.”

Read the full story here: Tulsi Gabbard’s Leftward Journey

(Photo courtesy Tulsi Gabbard campaign)