Texas Lawmaker Deliberately Misgenders Trans Rep. Sarah McBride as 'Mr.,' Sparking Tense Exchange: Watch
A Texas politician deliberately misgendered Delaware Rep.Sarah McBrideduring a congressional hearing on Tuesday, leading to a tense exchange as McBride’s Democratic colleague came to her defense. On Tuesday, March 11, Texas Rep. Keith Self — the Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Europe panel — addressed the first openly transgender member of Congress as “Mr. McBride,” intentionally misgendering her. When Self received pushback from the panel’s most senior Democrat, he abruptly adjourned the session rather than correcting himself....