Speaker of the House Mike Johnson announced a policy banning transgender individuals from using bathrooms of their gender identity in House Office Buildings, reinforcing the GOP's focus on traditional gender roles.
Johnson's statement emphasized that all single-sex facilities should only be used by individuals assigned their biological sex at birth, asserting that 'women deserve women's only spaces'.
The new restroom policy reflects rising tensions among Republicans following the election of Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, who is set to be the first openly transgender member of Congress.
Rep. Nancy Mace has openly targeted McBride with measures designed to prohibit transgender women from using women’s facilities, acknowledging her proposal as a direct response to McBride's election.
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