Virginia Senate disrupted by exchange between senator, lieutenant governor

By Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square contributor

Published February 27, 2024 7:29am ET

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Virginia Senate disrupted by exchange between senator, lieutenant governor — FILE - Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivers his State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at the Capitol in Richmond, Virginia. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

(The Center Square) — The use of a male pronoun interrupted the Virginia Senate’s proceedings on Monday.

The state’s first senator to openly identify as transgender, Sen. Danica Roem, D-Prince William, addressed Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears, who presides over the chamber, with some questions. Sears seemingly offhandedly referred to Roem as “sir” in her second response to the senator.

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