"Have you no decency?": Congressional committee hearing abruptly ends after McBride misgendered
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"Have you no decency?": Congressional committee hearing abruptly ends after McBride misgendered

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Rep. Sarah McBride might be willing to let the some Republican slights roll off her back, but not all of her fellow Democrats are willing to tolerate the disrespect. Rep. Bill Keating, D-Mass., during a Tuesday meeting of the House's Europe Subcommittee after Chair Keith Self, R-Texas, misgendered McBride. Shortly before she took her seat on Capitol Hill, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., amended House rules to require that lawmakers use bathrooms in line with their "biological sex." Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., has used McBride's time in Congress as a springboard to slots on conservative talk shows, where she can openly espouse anti-trans bigotry while getting in valuable national face time. "Every single time we hear them say the word 'trans,' look what they're doing with their right hand," she told CBS' "Face The Nation" in November.

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Congress hearing abruptly adjourned after GOP Rep misgenders transgender lawmaker Sarah McBride
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Congress hearing abruptly adjourned after GOP Rep misgenders transgender lawmaker Sarah McBride

Live Mint  

A controversy has erupted in the US Congress after a transgender Representative was addressed as a man during a hearing. The incident took place on Tuesday when Republican Representative Keith Self, Chair of a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee, referred to Democrat Sarah McBride—the first transgender person elected to Congress from Delaware—as “mister”. Self, who chairs the subcommittee on Europe, introduced …

'Have you no decency?' Lawmakers spar as House GOP chair calls trans congresswoman a man
2 weeks ago

'Have you no decency?' Lawmakers spar as House GOP chair calls trans congresswoman a man

Raw Story  

Chaos broke out during a House hearing on Tuesday after a Republican committee chair addressed Rep. Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender lawmaker elected to Congress, as a man, and shut down the hearing altogether when confronted over it, The New York Times reported. "Ms. McBride, who entered Congress knowing she would present a unique target for Republicans who have …

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