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Mike Johnson Moves to bar transgender women from using women’s bathrooms at the Capitol


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As Democratic Rep.-elect Sarah McBride of Delaware prepares to make history in January as the first openly transgender member of Congress, House Speaker Mike Johnson has indicated plans to introduce a controversial rule that would bar transgender women from using women’s restrooms in the Capitol. According to Republican lawmakers, the proposal would be part of a rules package voted on next year, potentially going into effect as McBride begins her term.  

 

House Speaker Mike Johnson: “Let me be unequivocally clear; a man is a man and a woman is a woman and a man cannot become a woman.”

 

The rule would prohibit individuals whose sex at birth was designated male but who identify as female from accessing women’s facilities in the Capitol, including bathrooms, locker rooms, and changing rooms. This proposed restriction has reignited debates over transgender rights, which have been a flashpoint in recent political discourse, from presidential campaigns to state-level legislation.  

 

The move has sparked backlash, with some accusing Republicans of stoking cultural divisions. McBride herself characterized the proposal as “a blatant attempt from far right-wing extremists” to inflame culture wars. “The American people don’t want you obsessing about bathrooms or picking on people. They want you to actually work and fix things for them,” added Rep. Greg Landsman, a Democrat from Ohio, on social media.  

 

The rule’s chief proponent, Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina, introduced the resolution to enforce bathroom access based on “biological sex.” Mace, the first woman to graduate from the Citadel military college, made her position clear on social media, stating, “Biological men do not belong in private women’s spaces. Period.” Conservative ally Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene also voiced her support, claiming that Speaker Johnson assured lawmakers that transgender women would not be permitted to use women’s restrooms in the Capitol.  

 

If implemented, the rule would charge the House’s sergeant-at-arms, the body’s top law enforcement official, with ensuring compliance. While some Republican lawmakers are confident about its passage, the slim GOP majority in the House raises questions about whether there will be enough votes to approve the rule.  

 

This debate over Capitol bathroom policies reflects a larger national divide over transgender rights. Laws restricting bathroom access for transgender individuals based on their biological sex have been enacted in roughly a dozen states, particularly in schools and some government buildings. These laws have faced significant legal challenges, with courts issuing mixed rulings. Some federal judges have struck down such laws as unconstitutional, while others have upheld them, leaving the issue unsettled at the national level.  

 

McBride’s upcoming term marks a significant milestone for LGBTQ+ representation in Congress. Having won the seat vacated by Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, who is now heading to the U.S. Senate, McBride is entering a political arena that appears poised to amplify debates over identity and equality. Whether the proposed bathroom rule succeeds or fails, it underscores the challenges McBride is likely to face as she takes her place in the House of Representatives.

 

Based on a report by WSJ 2024-11-21

 

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27 minutes ago, Presnock said:

AND, why only the Capitol  when some states have the same law and ALL states should have that law and while they are fixing that transexual problem, how about stopping transgender males from competing in women's sports? some think this is an equality issue but ignore the rights of "straight" people who don't want to be in a bathroom with someone of the opposite sex nor being in a dressing room with someone of the opposite sex.  I have two daughters and would not put up with transexual males joining my kids in any of those situations.  They agree that if it did come to pass, they would give up sports but if the schools allowed transexuals to use the ladies room, we would change schools.

I think bathroom policy is still left to the states, but Big Government will be along soon.

 

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7 hours ago, Cryingdick said:

Time to set some boundaries. 

A common sense approach to traditional Safe spaces .

Mike :…

 

Mike, Standing up for normalcy!

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9 minutes ago, novacova said:

Controversial rule that would bar men pretending to be women from using women’s restroom? Wrong! Give me a frik’n break already, the controversy is allowing creepy guys in women’s restrooms.


Matt Gaetz put Mike Johnson up to it. Apparently all those Trannies in the ladies restroom were cramping his style.

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8 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Given womanhood is about being able to bear children

 

Not quite.Being a woman means being a person who has XX chromosomes and reproductive organs that make bearing children possible.However not every woman is able to bear children.

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11 hours ago, Social Media said:

As Democratic Rep.-elect Sarah McBride of Delaware prepares to make history in January...

 

... by controversially preventing men from using women's bathrooms.  

 

The USA used to make history by venturing into space and landing men on the moon.  This is what counts as "history making" today.  What a time to be alive!  

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1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Perhaps Speaker Johnson is suffering FOMO.

FO·MO

/ˈfōmō/

noun

informal

anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on social media.

"I realized I was a lifelong sufferer of FOMO"

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So, is a "transgender woman" a man who dresses and acts like a woman or a woman who dresses and acts like a man? I know here it means the former. 

Would this act bar women (the latter above, or even "real" women) from using men's restrooms also? 

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9 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Given womanhood is about being able to bear children, if that is so, can we expect a "happy event" soon?

 

I believe the correct terminology is  transitioning to pretending to be a female.

Are you suggesting a woman who, for medical reasons, cannot bear children is not a woman?

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28 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Stupid ruling.

 

The last thing we want is those perverts in our men’s toilets.

You make a good point.

 

Men like you, who consider transgender people as "perverts", would rather they did use the female toilets, wouldn't they?

 

Would the same men who think transenders are "perverts", prefer a woman who has transitioned to a man use which toilets?

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3 hours ago, Presnock said:

AND, why only the Capitol  when some states have the same law and ALL states should have that law and while they are fixing that transexual problem, how about stopping transgender males from competing in women's sports? some think this is an equality issue but ignore the rights of "straight" people who don't want to be in a bathroom with someone of the opposite sex nor being in a dressing room with someone of the opposite sex.  I have two daughters and would not put up with transexual males joining my kids in any of those situations.  They agree that if it did come to pass, they would give up sports but if the schools allowed transexuals to use the ladies room, we would change schools.

Do your daughters not, or have never, attended school in Thailand?

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45 minutes ago, WDSmart said:

So, is a "transgender woman" a man who dresses and acts like a woman or a woman who dresses and acts like a man? I know here it means the former. 
 

Neither.

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8 minutes ago, youreavinalaff said:

Men like you, who consider transgender people as "perverts", would rather they did use the female toilets, wouldn't they?


 

 

yes that’s right.

 

8 minutes ago, youreavinalaff said:

Would the same men who think transenders are "perverts", prefer a woman who has transitioned to a man use which toilets?

I would be ok with that.

 

i have noticed in public toilets in Thailand that female cleaning staff clean the men’s toilets. 

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1 minute ago, MalcolmB said:

 

yes that’s right.

 

I would be ok with that.

 

i have noticed in public toilets in Thailand that female cleaning staff clean the men’s toilets. 

If you would be OK with that, why suggest they are perverts?

 

It's difficult to understand your acceptance of having perverts in the toilet with you.

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