Rep. Nancy Mace has made headlines for her rhetoric around the transgender community, including her efforts to ban transgender women from using women's restrooms.

Summary

Rep. Nancy Mace, once supportive of LGBTQ rights, has shifted toward anti-transgender rhetoric, including sponsoring a Capitol bathroom ban targeting transgender women, such as Rep.-elect Sarah McBride.

Mace has cited personal safety concerns and her experience as a rape survivor to justify the ban, which critics argue is rooted in discrimination.

Protesters against the legislation led Mace to use a slur in response, sparking further controversy.

Previously, Mace supported LGBTQ rights and socially transitioning minors, but her recent actions reflect a sharp pivot amidst rising anti-LGBTQ sentiment in politics.

  • ultranaut@lemmy.world
    15·
    7 days ago

    If they were genuinely motivated by the risk of kids getting raped they would be trying to ban youth ministers instead of trans people.