Nancy Mace Wants to Ban Sarah McBride from Capitol Restrooms

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resolution would prohibit members, officers, and employees of the U.S. House of Representatives from using single-sex facilities that do not align with their assigned sex at birth.The bill was introduced following the election of U.S.

Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.), who will be sworn in as the first out transgender member of Congress on January 3, 2025.The measure charges the House sergeant-at-arms, William McFarland, with enforcing the ban.While McBride is public about her transgender identity, it is unclear how McFarland will determine whether people entering sex-segregated restrooms are permitted to be there.For example, a transgender person — regardless of gender — who “passes” as cisgender could enter and use a single-sex restroom while avoiding detection by law enforcement but would technically be in violation of the law.In addition, under Mace’s broadly-written resolution, where “biological sex” trumps all, transgender males with facial hair, muscles, and tattoos would be technically required to use female restrooms, potentially creating chaos and confusion for anyone seeking to enforce the ban.Republicans, including Mace, who have been asked about the proposed ban have only railed against transgender women entering female spaces.

Most mainstream media reporters are too ignorant of the transgender community to ask about how the ban would apply to transgender men — who are often erased during debates over transgender visibility.Mace is currently in talks with leadership about bringing the measure to the floor, a source with knowledge of the situation told The Hill.Mace had allegedly initially planned to bring her legislation to the floor as a privileged resolution, which would have forced leadership to stage a.