Rep. Nancy Mace Moves to Block Transgender Rep.-elect Sarah McBride from Women's Restrooms in Capitol

Nov 19, 2024, 03:00 PM

Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina introduced a resolution to ban transgender women from using women's restrooms in the U.S. Capitol. The proposal comes ahead of Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, a Democrat from Delaware and the first openly transgender person elected to Congress, taking office in January. Mace confirmed that her resolution is directly aimed at McBride, asserting that "biological men do not belong in private women's spaces." She wants the measure included in the House rules package in January. Speaker Mike Johnson expressed support for the proposal, committing to include a provision to bar transgender women from women's bathrooms in the Capitol next year. McBride criticized the resolution as a "blatant attempt from far right-wing extremists" to distract from important issues.