Booed at Georgetown
At a November 2024 internet policy summit at Georgetown, trans digital-rights activist Evan Greer (Fight for the Future) unfurled a Pride flag and confronted Rep. Nancy Mace over her anti-trans rhetoric; after Mace responded by misgendering Greer and making a crude remark, the crowd audibly booed. Clips of the exchange passed 1 million views.
At a November 21, 2024 internet policy summit at Georgetown University, Evan Greer, a trans activist and director of the digital-rights organization Fight for the Future, unfurled a Pride flag and confronted Rep. Nancy Mace over her anti-trans rhetoric and her push for legislation restricting bathroom access, according to reporting by NBC News, LGBTQ Nation, and the Boston Globe. After Greer challenged Mace directly from the audience, Mace responded by misgendering Greer and saying, according to NBC News: "Well, first of all, you're a man." Mace added a crude remark that LGBTQ Nation attributed to her directly. The crowd audibly booed in response. Clips of the exchange, as documented by NBC News and LGBTQ Nation, passed 1 million views. Mace has not publicly retracted the remarks.
Fight for the Future, full video of Evan Greer confronting Rep. Nancy Mace at the Georgetown internet policy summit, November 21, 2024.
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