"213 Democrats, including the entire party leadership, told Johnson that his failure to enforce basic standards of conduct has allowed dehumanizing attacks to become routine on the House floor. "We write to you to strongly condemn the rise in anti-transgender rhetoric, including from members of Congress," the lawmakers wrote, urging Johnson to ensure members of Congress are following rules of decorum and not using their platforms to demonize and scapegoat transgender people."
"South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace, the Republican running for governor of her state, has been one of the loudest anti-trans voices in Congress. She calls herself a 'proud transphobe' and has used anti-trans slurs to refer to transgender people. She also led an effort to ban Delaware Congresswoman Sarah McBride, the first out trans member of Congress, from women's spaces on Capitol grounds."
213 House Democrats, including party leadership, called on Speaker Mike Johnson to enforce standards of conduct after a surge of anti-transgender rhetoric and slurs in the chamber. Lawmakers say Republican members repeatedly used slurs and promoted conspiratorial claims about transgender Americans during official proceedings. Democrats argued that failure to enforce decorum has allowed dehumanizing attacks to become routine and urged the speaker to ensure members do not use their platforms to demonize or scapegoat transgender people. The signatories span ideological caucuses and include every member of the Congressional Equality Caucus; incidents cited involve repeated slur usage and efforts to exclude the first out trans member of Congress from women’s spaces.
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