House Speaker Mike Johnson says he supports banning transgender women from using women's bathrooms
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday he supports restricting “single-sex facilities” in the Capitol, including restrooms, to “individuals of that biological sex”— which would effectively ban the first transgender congresswoman from using women’s bathrooms in the next Congress.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday he supports restricting “single-sex facilities” in the Capitol, including restrooms, to “individuals of that biological sex”— which would effectively ban the first transgender congresswoman from using women’s bathrooms in the next Congress.
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced a resolution this week that would ban transgender women from using women's bathrooms and other facilities at the Capitol. She said Tuesday that the bill "absolutely" targets Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., the first openly transgender person elected to Congress.
“All single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House Office Buildings — such as restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms — are reserved for individuals of that biological sex," Johnson, R-La., said in a statement, adding that "each Member office has its own private restroom, and unisex restrooms are available throughout the Capitol."
He added, “Women deserve women’s only spaces.”
Johnson told reporters Tuesday that he believes "a man cannot become a woman" but added, "I also believe that we treat everybody with dignity, and so we can do and believe all those things at the same time."
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