Posted on 02/27/2024 2:06:13 PM PST by Morgana
A transgender Virginia state senator stormed out of the chamber and she was referred to as 'sir' by a rising star lieutenant governor.
Virginia based Democrat Danica A. Roem, 39, was seen marching out of the chamber moments after being misgendered by Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, 59.
The remark caused the legislature to go into recess twice, with footage since emerging of the exchange between the two.
Senator Roem can be heard asking: 'Madame President how many votes would it take to pass this bill with the emergency clause.'
The Lieutenant Governor replies, 'Yes sir, that would be 32', causing Senator Roem to leave the chamber.
According to The Sacramento Bee, Earle-Sears initially refused to apologize for the comment, but later made made an apology to the chamber.
She said: 'I am not here to upset anyone, I am here to do the job that the people of Virginia have called me to do.
'That is to treat everyone with respect and dignity. I myself have at times not been afforded that same respect and dignity.
'In this body, 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 everyone else with respect and dignity.
'We are all equal under the law. I apologize, and I would hope everyone would understand there's no intent to offend.'
CBS reported that following the remark, Roem returned home for the day and she has not commented publicly since the interaction.
Roem was the first transgender member of the House of Delegates when she was first elected in 2017.
She unseated Republican Bob Marshall, a 13-term incumbent and socially conservative lawmaker who proudly called himself Virginia's 'chief homophobe'.
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and by the way,
Well...bye Sir
Can’t top that, good sir
That clip was hilarious.
Aaahh, Nuts!
Danica A. Roem should grow some balls…
I’ve belled far worse many times in public. Why is it that my whole little world didn’t come to a screeching end/
Dear Daily Mail:
Stop referring to these guys as “she” and the problem just might go away.
yessir...
as in yessiree...
without the ree.. that was provided by it storming out.
. 
Trans women are women!
Hot dogs are dogs!
Any relation to Ernst?
LOL! Man up, Senator Roem!
He’s ugly.
Ug Lee with a capital Ug.
Reminds me of an episode of married with children where Marcy cut through the line to see Santa, played by Al. A young boy said to her, excuse me sir, no cuts!
Well, “sir” isn’t a pronoun now is it?
I think Winsom is technically in the clear.
They used to be called transvestites, at least one of their names. Now they are transgender and no one knows what the hell they are—but they are mentally ill.
Isaiah 5:20
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Cole Porter: Anything Goes
The world has gone mad today
And good’s bad today
And black’s white today
And day’s night today
And that gent today
You gave a cent today
Once had several chateaus
When folks who still can ride in jitneys
Find out Vanderbilts and Whitneys
Lack baby clothes
Anything goes
What a mess.
Married With Children
Prospector: You know... this nugget just doesn’t look like it’s worth that much. It’s really worth a whole lot.
Jefferson: So... how many more are there up there like this?
Prospector: Well, there’s enough to keep you and your little fella here (Marcie) in baseball cards for the rest of his life.
Marcie: Get your lice-ridden hands off me, Festus. I am his wife.
Prospector: Oh. Well, if I’m gonna go to the big city, I guess I’d better get liberal.
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