On November 18th 2024, Nancy Mace introduced a bill in the US House of Representatives to disallow the newly elected member Sarah McBride from using the bathroom that aligns with her female gender. Two days later, US House Speaker Mike Johnson declared that Mace's ban was being ushered in.[1]
Mace has announced that the bathroom ban will need to be a Litmus Test for male Republican politicians.[2]
Overview
editOn November 18, 2024, Mace introduced a resolution to ban transgender people from using bathrooms other than those of their sex assigned at birth at the U.S. Capitol, in anticipation of the swearing in of Sarah McBride, who is the first trans person elected to Congress.[3][4] Mace described McBride as a "biological man trying to force himself into women's spaces" and as a "guy in a skirt”, later following this up by saying “It’s offensive that a man in a skirt thinks that he’s my equal”.[3][5] She confirmed that McBride was "absolutely" the target of her bathroom resolution.[6] Talking to Leland Vittert, Mace announced that she will "fight like hell" to exclude McBride from women's restrooms on the Capitol.[7] Mace's 2024 House resolution would prevent McBride from using "single-sex facilities". H. RES. 1579 entitled, "Prohibiting Members, officers, and employees of the House from using single-sex facilities other than those corresponding to their biological sex, and for other purposes."[8][9] Mary Miller and Matt Rosendale co-sponsored her bathroom resolution.[10] Mace also said, "Men that want to use women’s restrooms are threatening to kill me over this issue,” Mace told NewsNation.[11]
Expanded female-only spaces
editTwo days later, Mace announced a new expanded House resolution to ban "Biological Men from Women's Spaces on All Federal Property."[12] The broader bill was "H.R.10186 - To prohibit individuals from accessing or using single-sex facilities on Federal property other than those corresponding to their biological sex, and for other purposes."[13] Michael Rulli and MTG announced their support with co-sponsorship.[14]
In other interviews, Mace belittled and misgendered McBride repeatedly, saying, "He was born a biological male...I'm not into pronouns. I don't care... I'm not going to play into this gender ideology.[15]"
Nancy Mace's rationale
editMace has claimed that her rationale for attacking McBride is that she was raped at age 16.[16]
Responses
editThe chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus Mark Pocan has slammed the House Speaker's bathroom ban.[17] Becca Balint, Balint, co-chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, stated, "“This incredibly craven and cruel attack directed at [McBride] was certainly intended to dehumanize her before she has even been sworn in."[18]
Chasten Buttigieg, the husband of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, is the latest figure to criticize Rep. Nancy Mace.[19]
Former House member George Santos was befuddled that Mace was going on with her anti-trans social media posts after winning the fight to exclude McBride from the bathroom that aligns with her female gender, saying, "She’s giving unhinged vibes with over 300 posts in the last week about the Bathroom situation that was addressed and resolved by Speaker Johnson! She wants attention and y’all are giving it to her as she spirals out of control."[20]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said on The View that Rep. Mace needs an "intervention" over transphobic posts.[21]
Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) said, "This is the typical House Republicans’ playbook: to distract, deflect, confuse, and scare instead of govern."[22]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "What Nancy Mace and what Speaker Johnson are doing are endangering all women and girls."[23]
Desi Lydic, a co-host of The Daily Show, poked fun at Mace if she was not "trying to get actual predators into the highest levels of government."[24][25]
References
edit- ^ "Speaker Johnson declares support for banning Sarah McBride's access to women's restrooms". Associated Press. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Rep. Nancy Mace: I Want All My Male Colleagues on the Record, Trans Bathroom Issue Is a Litmus Test". RealClearPolitics. November 21, 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ a b Talbot, Haley; Rimmer, Morgan; Raju, Manu (October 19, 2024). "Republican introduces anti-transgender bathroom resolution at Capitol after first transgender woman elected to Congress". CNN. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "BathroomResolution". DocumentCloud.org. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ "Rep. Nancy Mace finally mastered the right-wing media universe". Washington Post. November 21, 2024.
- ^ Matza, Max. "Republican lawmaker moves to bar trans colleague from women's bathrooms". BBC. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Nancy Mace: Capitol transgender bathroom rules protect women". NewsNation. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION, House Resolution 1579" (PDF). United States Congress. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ Mace, Nancy (November 18, 2024). "REP. NANCY MACE'S RESOLUTION TO PROTECT WOMEN'S PRIVATE SPACES AT THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL". Nancy Mace. House.gov Press Release.
- ^ "Cosponsors: H.Res.1579 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)". congress.gov. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Mace says she's had death threats over resolution on trans women in Capitol restrooms". The Hill. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Mace, Nancy (20 November 2024). "Rep. Nancy Mace Doubles Down on Ban for Biological Men from Women's Spaces on All Federal Property". mace.house.gov. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ Mace, Nancy. "H.R.10186 - To prohibit individuals from accessing or using single-sex facilities on Federal property other than those corresponding to their biological sex, and for other purposes". congress.gov. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Mace, Nancy. "Cosponsors: H.R.10186 — 118th Congress (2023-2024)". congress.gov. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Peller, Lauren (20 November 2024). "Speaker Johnson says transgender women won't be allowed to use women's restrooms in Capitol". ABC News. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "The First Trans Member of Congress Expected Pushback Like Mace's Bathroom Rule". TIME. November 19, 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "CEC Chair Pocan Slams Speaker Johnson's Bathroom Ban". Equality Caucus. November 20, 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ Rector, Kevin (Nov. 23, 2024). "Democrats rally behind first out transgender member of Congress, decry Republican attacks".
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Chasten Buttigieg has something to say about Nancy Mace". Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Chasten Buttigieg has something to say about Nancy Mace". Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "The View's Sara Haines slams Rep. Nancy Mace as 'bullying troll' over congresswoman's transphobic social media meltdown". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Ocasio-Cortez: Mace, Johnson 'endangering all women and girls' with bathroom ban". The Hill. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Watch AOC slam Nancy Mace for 'endangering all women' with transgender bathroom ban". The Advocate. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Gaetz Drops AG Bid & Nancy Mace Wages Transphobic Attack on Sarah McBride". The Daily Show. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
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