15 Arrested During Sit-In at U.S. Capitol Women’s Restroom

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Chelsea Manning and Raquel Willis, co-founder of Gender Liberation Movement, displayed a pink banner with the words “Flush Bathroom Bigotry” in front of the stalls of the women’s bathroom.The group later moved to Johnson’s Capitol office, where they sat on the floor in protest, while a group of male and nonbinary allies unfurled a yellow banner.”Congress: Stop pissing on our rights!” the banner read.The protesters chanted, “Speaker Johnson, Nancy Mace, our genders are no debate!” referring to the fact that Johnson imposed a new rule in response to a resolution from Mace that sought to ban transgender women — specifically, U.S.

Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.) — from female-designated spaces within the U.S. Capitol complex.Under the rule, all individuals wishing to enter multi-user restrooms, locker rooms, or changing areas must use only those facilities that align with their assigned sex at birth.

McBride, who will become the first out transgender congressperson, said she will abide by the policy.Mace, meanwhile, has introduced a bill that seeks to apply the Capitol restroom ban to all public buildings on federal properties across the nation.Questions remain about how the Capitol restroom policy will be enforced — especially since most transgender restroom users will not be publicly engaging in acts of civil disobedience or drawing attention to themselves when attempting to use facilities that align with their gender identity.“Everyone deserves to use the restroom without fear of discrimination or violence,” Willis said in a statement to The Advocate. “Trans folks are no different.

We deserve dignity and respect and we will fight until we get it.”Willis told the publication that “in the 2024 election, trans folks were.