(5MinNewsBreak.com) – Refusing to turn the lower chamber into a liberal circus, House Republicans proposed measures banning a transgender Congress member from using women’s bathrooms.
Backed by House Speaker Mike Johnson, the initiative seeks to address pressing concerns about transgender Rep. Sarah McBride’s use of women’s facilities in the Capitol.
Speaker Johnson has backed a Republican effort to protect women’s spaces in Congress. “We’re not going to have men in women’s bathrooms,” Johnson declared.
GOP Rep. Nancy Mace spearheaded the proposal, which bans lawmakers and House employees from using single-sex facilities that do not correspond to their biological sex.
This move directly addresses the situation created by McBride’s election as the first openly transgender member of Congress.
Rep. Mace has been vocal about her opposition to allowing biological males in women’s restrooms.
She said Speaker Johnson assured her the bathroom provision would be included in upcoming House rule changes.
This action aligns with a growing national trend, as at least 11 states have already enacted laws to protect women’s spaces from transgender intrusion.
In response to the measure, Democrats cried foul and labeled the effort as “bullying” and a “distraction.”
McBride came into the spotlight as an LGBTQ+ activist before entering politics and has attempted to frame the debate as a matter of discrimination.
However, supporters of the bathroom initiative argue that it is about maintaining biological realities and ensuring the comfort and safety of all Capitol employees and visitors.
The push for this bathroom policy highlights the ongoing cultural battle over transgender rights and the definition of gender in America.
While the left continues to push for policies that blur the lines between biological sexes, conservatives are drawing a line to protect the rights of women who deserve privacy in intimate spaces.
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