Virginia Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earl Sears was accused of misgendering a transgender senator, forcing the state Senate to adjourn.
Earl Sears was in a debate with state Sen. Danica Roem when she referred to the transgender politician as “sir.”
Rome walked out of the Senate chamber and Democrats demanded an apology from Earl Sears. They forced the Senate to adjourn twice.
Earl Sears later responded to the incident as follows: statement That included an apology.
“I’ve offended Sen. Roem. I’m not here to offend anyone!” she said.
“I am here to do the job that the people of Virginia have asked me to do, and that is to treat everyone with respect and dignity. But in this body, and as long as I am President of the Senate, by the grace of God, I will be treated with respect and dignity, and I will treat others with respect and dignity. “We’re going to treat it,” Earl Sears continued.
“We are all equal before the law,” she added. “So I apologize, I apologize, I apologize, and I hope everyone understands that I don’t mean to offend, but we also make sacrifices.” The ability to forgive each other. ”
Rome is Virginia’s first openly transgender lawmaker and was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2017.
LaTwyla Matthias, Executive Director of Progress VA. statement Blame Earl Sears.
“Senator Danica Roem was generous despite the lieutenant governor’s rudeness, but the truth is she doesn’t have to deal with such nonsense at work,” Mathias said.
“We stand with Senator Rome and all other members of the LGBTQ+ community who have to face this type of unprofessional conduct by those in power,” she added, “Winsome Sears. Tired old prejudices are relics of a previous era, and we applaud Senator Rome and others for their continued efforts to move our commonwealth forward. Please Raise. ”
Earl Sears previously made headlines for opposing demands that the murderer’s gender not be confused.
“Wait a minute. This person killed six people. I don’t really care who you say you are. You killed six people, three of them children.” she said on Bill Maher’s show in April.
Here is the video of the misgendering:
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