Michigan Democrat barred from state legislature for saying “vagina”
"And finally, Mr. Speaker, I'm flattered that you're all so interested my vagina, but 'no' means 'no.'"
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Alex Hern
Alex Hern is a technology reporter for the Guardian. He was formerly staff writer at the New Statesman.
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