Speaker Mike Johnson maintains House transgender bathroom ban

[Jessica_Rose]

Speaker Mike Johnson maintains House transgender bathroom ban

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/speaker-mike-johnson-maintains-house-transgender-bathroom-ban/ar-AA1x8mky?ocid=windirect&cvid=75f47e0fc7884c8d86cb6cf8e9cec2fd&ei=46

Story by Jo Yurcaba (7 Jan 2025)

Transgender people will not be permitted to use single-sex bathrooms that align with their gender identities near the House Chamber, under a policy from Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., that was renewed Friday.

The ban was included in a list of Johnson's policies for the 119th Congress, which were reflected in the Congressional Record, a daily account of Congress' proceedings. The policy was not officially included in the House rules package that passed Friday during the House's first session.

The policy states that "all single-sex facilities—such as restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms—are reserved for individuals of that biological sex," according to the record of Friday's proceedings. 

The policy will be enforced by the sergeant-at-arms and applies to "all areas of the Capitol subject to the Speaker's general control under clause 3 of rule I," according to the Congressional Record. That includes the hall of the House, the corridors and passages in the part of the Capitol assigned to the House, and other unappropriated rooms in that part of the Capitol, according to the House rules. 

The policy was initially introduced as a proposed addition to the House rules by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., in November as a direct response to the election of Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del., who is the nation's first openly trans member of Congress.

[Lori Dee]

are reserved for individuals of that biological sex," according to the record of Friday's proceedings. 

The policy will be enforced by the sergeant-at-arms

I wonder how it will be enforced.

What is your biological sex if you don't have a penis?

I doubt the sergeant-at-arms is qualified to make this type of determination.

[Moonflower]

I love imagining Nancy Mace's surprise when she discovers that her wish results in her sharing bathrooms with big burly trans men. I hope she is overwhelmed by their respect when this happens.