A transgender lawmaker stormed out of the Virginia Senate chamber on Monday to protest Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears calling him “sir.”
Democratic Sen. Danica Roem is the first transgender person to serve in the Virginia House of Representatives, and although she is biologically male, she identifies as female. Rome asked questions about the bill during the plenary session Monday afternoon.
“Mrs. President, how many votes do we need to pass this bill with emergency provisions?” asked Rom.
Mr. Sears replied, “That would be four-fifths, Senator.”
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A transgender lawmaker stormed out of the Virginia Senate chamber on Monday to protest Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears (pictured) calling him “sir.” (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)
“So what would that exact number be, Madam President?” Roem asked again.
“Yes, sir, that will be 32 years old,” said Iar Sears.
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Rome was then heard putting down the microphone and leaving the chamber. That lawmaker did not vote in a subsequent roll call vote.
Virginia Sen. Danica Roem stormed out of the Virginia Senate chamber on Tuesday. (Getty Images)
Sears apologized for the incident later in Congress, but did not specifically apologize for referring to Roem by the lawmaker’s biological sex.
“I pissed off Sen. Roem,” Sears said. “Let me tell you, I’m not here to offend anyone. I’m here to do the job that the people of Virginia have asked me to do, which is to respect everyone and… It’s about treating people with dignity, which I myself sometimes didn’t have the luxury of doing.”The same respect and dignity. ”
Virginia Lt. Governor Winsome Sears and State Senator Danica Roem are pictured together. (Fox News)
“But in this organization, as long as I am President of the Senate, and by the grace of God, I will be treated with respect and dignity, and I will treat others with respect and dignity,” she added. Ta. “I never meant to offend anyone, and I hope others will try not to offend me,” she said. “We’re all equal before the law. So, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry. And I hope that everyone understands that I don’t mean to offend, and that I give each other the ability to do so.” Please forgive each other.
“We use this opportunity to be kind to each other, to be considerate to each other, because we have seen our children and our nieces and nephews behave in ways that we would not expect from them. “I want people to treat each other with compassion,” she concluded. “It’s about people’s business.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Rohm for comment on the incident but did not receive a response.
