Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears said that she treats others with “respect and dignity” after Democratic state Sen. Danica Roem stormed out of the Senate chamber on Monday.
Roem, a biological male who identifies as a woman, left the chamber after asking Sears how many votes would be needed to pass a bill, during which Sears referred to Roem as “sir.” Following Roem’s departure, the legislature went into recess twice before resuming.
“I am not here to upset anyone, I am here to do the job that the people of Virginia have called me to do, and that is to treat everyone with respect and dignity,” Sears said. “I myself have at times not been afforded that same respect and dignity. But in this body, as long as I am president of the Senate, and by the grace of God, I
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