A trans war has broken out on Capitol Hill after a Republican lawmaker proposed a measure to block transgender women from using biological women's restrooms in the U.S. Capitol.
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A trans war has broken out on
Capitol Hill after a Republican lawmaker proposed a measure that would block the first
transgender member of
Congress from using biological women's restrooms in the U.S. Capitol.
Rep. Nancy Mace is pushing for the new rule ahead of the arrival of Congresswoman-elect Sarah McBride, who will take office in January as the first openly-trans lawmaker in the United States.
McBride blasted Republicans after the proposal, claiming they were using it as a 'distraction' tactic.
This is a blatant attempt from far right-wing extremists to distract from the fact that they have no real solutions to what Americans are facing,' McBride said in a statement.
'The cruelty is the point,'
Democrat Rep. Becca Balint, a co-chair of the Equality Caucus, told
Axios.
'This is not just bigotry, this is just plain bullying,' Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said.
Comment:
Mr. McBride needs to respect the privacy rights of the real women in the capital building.
Maybe they can give him his own bathroom.
