Nancy Mace seeks to ban transgender women from female bathrooms in Capitol
The resolution from Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina comes as Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., is set to become the first out transgender member of Congress.
WASHINGTON — Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced a resolution Monday that would ban transgender women from using female bathrooms in the Capitol just weeks before Democratic Rep.-elect Sarah McBride of Delaware is set to become the first out transgender member of Congress.
The measure would prohibit any lawmakers and House employees from “using single-sex facilities other than those corresponding to their biological sex.”
Asked by reporters whether her resolution was meant to target a marginalized person, Mace said, “Sarah McBride doesn’t get a say in this.”
“This is a biological man trying to force himself into women’s spaces, and I’m not going to tolerate it,” she added.
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., attends the House Oversight and Accountability hearing titled "Oversight of the U.S. Secret Service and the Attempted Assassination of President Donald J. Trump," in Rayburn building on July 22, 2024.Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images fileMcBride, who won the race for Delaware’s lone House seat this month, slammed the measure Monday.
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