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GOP House of Delegates Leader to eliminate gendered form of address
(TNFN - Virginia) In a stunning victory for advocates of social justice, Virginia’s Republican Speaker of the House of Delegates is proposing to do away with gendered forms of address in the chamber, trashing the traditional “gentleman” and “gentlewoman” - a tradition dating back almost 100 years - in favor of the PC term “delegate”.
The talk around the capitol is that after November’s bloodbath, where Virginia’s Democratic Party increased its House membership 44% and the GOP narrowly avoided losing control of what has been a conservative state for almost 250 years, the Republican Party had to make up ground where it was weakest - social issues.
“Millenials are voting against the GOP in record numbers and that’s largely driven by their more accepting social stances,” said one anonymous GOP official, “This was seen the best move in a lose-lose situation.”
Others, however, credit this profound move to the left to Delegate Danica Roem, who recently unseated arguably the most homophobic delegate in the state earlier this month. This victory was seen as a clear signal the GOP’s days were numbered in Virginia, and the proposed change is seen as a direct result of her victory over the sitting delegate.
When she takes her seat in January, Ms. Roem will have already been the owner of perhaps one of the biggest political sea-changes in recent memory in Virginia as the delegates welcome her to the chamber.
GOP bloodied in historic off-year election; Trans woman wins VA statehouse seat
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS – There’s a limit to Trumpism. The voters made that point in this historic off-year election for the Democrats. They underlined their resolve by electing a trans woman to the Virginia legislature — tossing the incumbent and transphobic Republican Robert G. Marshall out of office. The newest member of the Virginia legislature, Danica Roem, following her victory, said:…
Danica Roem, the first openly trans person elected to an American state legislature, shared this advice in 2021
