The use of bathrooms at the Capitol has been in the headlines since Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) started a firestorm by introducing a resolution to ban "trans women" from using women's restrooms there.
On Tuesday, Mike Johnson signaled his support for the idea, and on Wednesday, he delivered.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced on Wednesday that transgender women are not permitted to use bathrooms in the Capitol that match their gender identity, taking a stance on the hot-button issue that has overtaken the Capitol in recent days.
The policy — which Johnson announced in a public statement, a draft of which was first reported by The Hill — will also apply to bathrooms in House office buildings, changing rooms and locker rooms. It is unclear when he plans to publish the comments.
🚨 BREAKING: Speaker Mike Johnson has just announced that men are banned from the women's bathrooms and locker rooms in the Capitol and House Office Buildings:
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) November 20, 2024
"Women deserve women's only spaces."
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Women deserve their own spaces, the Speaker insisted.
Under House rules, the Speaker has “general control” of facilities in the chamber, giving him the authority to issue the policy surrounding bathrooms.
“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 said. “It is important to note that each Member office has its own private restroom, and unisex restrooms are available throughout the Capitol.”
“Women deserve women’s only spaces,” he added.
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."
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) November 19, 2024
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Mace has taken a strong stand on the issue.
Mace said she is 'standing up for women' with her campaign to block McBride from using the women's restrooms.
'I'm a victim of abuse myself. I'm a rape survivor. I have PTSD from the abuse I've suffered at the hands of a man, and I know how vulnerable women and girls are in private spaces,' she fired back at a reporter on Tuesday.
Johnson’s ruling, which occurred on the “Transgender Day of Remembrance,” is sure to make liberals’ heads explode. But he is the Speaker, and the Speaker has spoken.
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