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This pops up in a number of contexts, but to me this new action by the Speaker in the House (in anticipation of the first transgender person, Sarah McBride, being elected to the US House) is part of the continued scapegoating of a tiny minority for political point scoring and just intentional cruelty.
"Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced on Wednesday 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 — which Johnson announced in a public statement, a draft of which was first reported by The Hill — will also apply to bathrooms in House office buildings, changing rooms and locker rooms. It is unclear when he plans to publish the comments.
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 — which was made on Transgender Day of Remembrance, recognized annually to memorialize trans people who lost their lives to anti-trans violence — comes days after Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) 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 (D-Del.). ..."
McBride will be the first openly transgender person elected to Congress."
Speaker Johnson announces policy barring trans women from Capitol bathrooms
"Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced on Wednesday 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 — which Johnson announced in a public statement, a draft of which was first reported by The Hill — will also apply to bathrooms in House office buildings, changing rooms and locker rooms. It is unclear when he plans to publish the comments.
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 — which was made on Transgender Day of Remembrance, recognized annually to memorialize trans people who lost their lives to anti-trans violence — comes days after Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) 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 (D-Del.). ..."
McBride will be the first openly transgender person elected to Congress."