GOP Chairman Calls Transgender Senator ‘Mister’—Is That An Insult?

In a recent congressional hearing that took a decidedly contentious turn, the atmosphere was charged with tension as the Republican chairman, in what many are calling a disrespectful and controversial move, referred to transgender lawmaker Sarah McBride using the male honorific “Mister.” The statement has sparked a LOT of online conversation… but is it really an insult?