Virginia lieutenant governor misgenders trans senator Danica Roem, calling her 'sir'

Virginia’s lieutenant governor has apologised and said she hadn’t meant to offend transgender state senator Danica Roem when she misgendered her recently. During a procedure on the state senate floor, on Monday (26 February), Roem, asked Republican lieutenant governor Winsome Earle-Sears a question. Earle-Sears answered but addressed the senator as “sir.” Democrat Roem then left the chamber. After two recesses and initially refusing to issue a statement, Earle-Sears offered an apology, saying there was “no intent to offend” when she made the remark. She claimed she had misspoken, the Progress-Index...