Transgender Senator Storms Out of Chamber After Being Called 'Sir'
“I’m not here to upset anyone. I am here to do the job the people of VA have called me to do,” said Lt. Gov. Sears. pic.twitter.com/QUshPogqDJ"It is never my intention to make anyone offended," Earle-Sears said after a recess following the incident. "I hope that others would consider that they would try not to offend me as well, we are all equal under the law."I'm not here to upset anyone.
I am here to do the job the people of Virginia have called me to do, and that is to treat everyone with respect and dignity."Addressing separate parts of the chamber, she added: "I apologize, I apologize, I apologize."This is a breaking story.
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