On Thursday, New Hampshire State Rep. Erica Layon (R) gave an impassioned and powerful speech against gender ideology and advocating for protecting women and girls.
Her Democrat colleagues were so offended by her pro-woman stance that they threw a tantrum and stormed out of the room after failing to silence her through a vote.
During her remarks, Layon shared, “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to honor Women’s History Month. In March 1911, a fire started inside the Triangle Shirtwaste factory in New York City. And as the 146 women working inside rushed to exit, they realized the doors were locked to keep them inside and working. They all died.”
“These women silenced in life, spoke loudly in death, leading to greater protection from workers. This tragedy also added to the momentum for the women’s suffrage movement. Just nine years later, women gained the right to vote. We gained our voice.”
“While today, we have our voice at the ballot box and in the legislature, too often, women still stay silent to keep the peace or out of fear. A woman forced to keep quiet in potentially dangerous situations is encouraged to become a victim through inaction.”
“How often do we ask women to speak out in cases of domestic abuse, yet they are still afraid that they will be ignored, so they suffer in silence. 105 years ago, women gained the right to vote. Some 140 of us in this chamber have a strong voice to stand, vote, and speak for those who elected us.”
“When women are silenced, it hurts all of us.”
“We stand today at a pivotal moment. Women who have been silenced are gaining back their voices. And indeed, in 2011, on the 100th anniversary of the Women’s History Month, President Barack Obama said that there is still work to be done before women achieve true parity.”
“But what is parity? Is it the equal opportunity to speak up for yourself, your safety, your emotional needs? Or is parity the erasing of women, women’s spaces, women’s sports, and women’s voices?”
“Women thought that the kind thing to do was to make space and hold their tongues, but rather than finding a tolerable compromise, they were pushed another foot for every inch they gave.”
“They had to violate their boundaries and yield to men in their self-esteem while forsaking their own.”
“Women were on a path to become history, not to make history. 114 years ago, women across the nation let the women working in garment shops know they were not alone, that they need not be silent, that they need not accept danger just to make men more comfortable. We have a choice to make. Our children and grandchildren are watching.”
Layon continued after repeated outbursts from Democrats.
“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I was saying, the women working in the garment shops were placed in danger by the men who owned and operated those garment shops. Now, we have a choice to make. Our children and grandchildren are watching.”
“Will we stand with these women…. will we stand with these women and girls who are reclaiming their voices, reclaiming their spaces, and reclaiming their right to succeed or fail on their own merits?”
“Or will we roll over and make this the first… Give yourself cool. Will we instead roll over and make this the first “Women Are History” Month?
“I ask you to stand with me with the President who just signed a proclamation declaring March 2025, Women’s History Month for women’s rights, to tell women and girls that they matter, that their voices matter, and that their boundaries matter.”
“We must overcome the campaign to silence women, or women ourselves will become history.”
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I look forward to the day when we can also celebrate men who have been demonized and villainized for too long.”
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Honoring and advocating for women was simply too much for Democrats, who repeatedly shouted at Layon before storming out of the room.
“The House will be in order, dammit!” NH Dems storm out of the Chamber after failing to silence Rep Erica Layon’s women’s rights speech. @TeamEricaNH Video from @donald4nh pic.twitter.com/eXln3F0C8d
— Sidewalk Steve (@Sidewalk_Steve) March 8, 2025
Rep. Layon joined Grant Stinchfield on RAV to share her reaction to the latest Democrat public tantrum.
“It’s Women’s History Month, and women are being silenced to make other people feel comfortable.”
NH DEMS WALK OUT OVER GOP REP SPEAKING THE TRUTH ABOUT WOMEN’S HISTORY. @TeamEricaNH details for @stinchfield1776 her disappointment in the leadership in her state. “It felt like Tuesday night in the President’s address to the joint union.” pic.twitter.com/XFJ3Q4eH0y
— Real America’s Voice (RAV) (@RealAmVoice) March 8, 2025
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