Summary

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) introduced a resolution to ban transgender women from using female bathrooms in the Capitol, citing “women’s rights” and opposing the “radical left.”

The move comes ahead of Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.), the first openly transgender member of Congress, taking office.

McBride criticized the measure as a divisive distraction from real issues like housing and healthcare costs.

LGBTQ advocates condemned the resolution as discriminatory, aligning it with broader Republican anti-trans policies emphasized in their platform and political ads.

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    Jesus fucking Christ. This reminds me of “Whites Only” bathrooms and water fountains. It’s nothing more than trying to dehumanize people by attacking their basic needs.

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      it’s one to one the same thing. they just moved the target. the so-called arguments about safety and purity are exactly the same.

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    So women should use the mens bathroom? Is that what they are getting at?

    How are they going to enforce it?

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        Yes but what are they enforcing? If you have a dick you go in the mens room, or if you were born with a dick you go in the mens room? And what are you using to verify the status of said dick? It’s all dumb. You go into a bathroom and you shut the latch. If someone is crawling under stall doors and peaking/harrassing someone they should be outed and charged no matter what the gender/sex/bathroom they are in.

        If a man was crawling under my stall in the mens room, I would want him charged as well. It’s stupid to think gender matters there somehow.

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      Because they are loud, and reasonable people are not. When the reasonable people get loud they shut up when reasonable critiques are made. At some point the reasonable people have to become unreasonable (by degree) so they can be heard.

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    The party of Identity politics.

    People seem to think the Dems are so pro-trans when they don’t really do anything. Republicans just come up with random ways to make trans people’s lives more difficult for no reason.

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    That’s pretty rich coming from the party that supports people taking a dump on Capitol desks.

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    citing “women’s rights” and opposing the “radical left.”

    You can expect this to be the template for when they want to pass anything.

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      honestly, that would be awesome. completely private stalls. a common area to wash hands or whatever.

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        I was at a bar that did this. Each toilet in its own little room (no stalls with gaps along the floor and doors). Besides a little initial confusion to make sure I wasn’t walking into the wrong restroom, it was perfectly fine.

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    Don’t worry Nancy. Just like all of the straight men out there, trans women don’t want to touch you either.

    You don’t have to introduce legislature protecting yourself from non-existent threats.

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      The patriot act says hi.

      Along with like… Half the shift from 2001-2005.

      And if we keep going we will be here all day.

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      Given that there will be only one openly trans member of Congress, you can assume any time she goes to the restroom some Republican will report on which bathroom she goes into.

      Nobody is as concerned with other people’s genitals as conservatives.

      And they’ll cite all the fines that shitgibbon from Georgia got for not wearing a mask and trying to bring guns into Congress as proof they can.