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AOC Slams Bill on Transgender Bathroom Use in Capitol, Claims It Endangers Girls

Nov 21, 2024, 03:25 PM

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) has strongly criticized a bill backed by House Speaker Mike Johnson and Representative Nancy Mace, which would require transgender individuals to use Capitol bathrooms corresponding to their biological sex. AOC accused Mace of promoting policies that would lead to invasive checks on individuals' private parts, arguing that such measures endanger women and girls. She described the bill as 'disgusting' and claimed it would result in women being forced to 'drop trou' before entering the bathroom, thereby endangering girls of all kinds. AOC's comments were in response to the bill's implications for transgender bathroom access in the Capitol.