Johnson Bans Trans Women From Capitol Restrooms

The Hill reports:

Speaker Mike Johnson has announced 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, a draft of which was obtained by The Hill — will also apply to bathrooms in House office buildings, changing rooms and locker rooms.

Under House rules, the Speaker has “general control” of facilities in the chamber, giving him the authority to issue the policy surrounding bathrooms. Johnson’s statement comes days after Rep. Nancy Mace introduced a bill to bar transgender women from facilities on Capitol Hill that match their gender identity, a response to the election earlier this month of Rep.-elect Sarah McBride.

Read the full article. And below is Johnson’s statement.

Speaker Mike Johnson issued a new Capitol rule on bathrooms, mandating everyone in the complex use the bathroom corresponding to their birth gender.

This comes as the first transgender member, Rep. Elect Sarah McBride,
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Speaker Johnson vowed to “accommodate the needs of every single person” as Republican woman push to ban transgender women from Capitol women’s bathrooms.

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SPEAKER JOHNSON: “Let me be unequivocally clear. A man is a man and a woman is a woman. And a man cannot become a woman.” pic.twitter.com/jkSobuonXb

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