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Trans Virginia lawmaker storms out of chamber after being called ‘sir’ by Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears
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1:55Now PlayingA transgender lawmaker stormed out of the Virginia Senate chamber in protest after Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears referred to the lawmaker as “sir” on Monday.
Sen. Danica Roem, a Democrat and the first transgender person to serve in the Virginia legislature, is biologically male but identifies as a woman. Roem asked a question about a piece of legislation during a general session on Monday afternoon.
“Madam President, how many votes would it take to pass this bill with the emergency clause?” Roem asked.
“That would be four-fifths, Senator,” Sears responded.
“And what would be the exact number of that, Madam President?” Roem asked again.
“Yes, sir, that would be 32,” Sears said.
Roem could then be heard putting down the microphone and leaving the chamber. The lawmaker did not cast a vote in the roll call vote moments later.
Sears offered an apology for the incident later in the session, though she did not specifically apologize for referring to Roem by the lawmaker’s biological gender
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