House hearing ends abruptly after Republican misgenders trans member

Heated exchange after Republican Keith Self of Texas calls first out trans representative Sarah McBride ‘Mr McBride’The Republican chair of a US House subcommittee adjourned a hearing after he was challenged for misgendering Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of Congress.McBride, a first-term Democratic congresswoman from Delaware, elected last November, shot back at the chair and a senior Democrat on the committee also spoke up to challenge the insult. Continue reading...

House hearing ends abruptly after Republican misgenders trans member

Heated exchange after Republican Keith Self of Texas calls first out trans representative Sarah McBride ‘Mr McBride’

The Republican chair of a US House subcommittee adjourned a hearing after he was challenged for misgendering Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of Congress.

McBride, a first-term Democratic congresswoman from Delaware, elected last November, shot back at the chair and a senior Democrat on the committee also spoke up to challenge the insult. Continue reading...