Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) introduced a bill on Monday that would prohibit transgender members of Congress and other government employees from using Capitol Hill facilities that match their gender identity.
The resolution arrives just over a week after Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.) became the first openly transgender person to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
When speaking to reporters, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Mace doubled down on the House resolution. “He’s a man, a biological male,” said Greene, referring to McBride. “So he is not allowed to use our women’s restrooms, our women’s gym, our locker rooms and our spaces that are that are specified for women.”
“Men need to, they need to respect our spaces, and that’s what this election was all about,” continued Greene. “The new member of Congress that was voted in the Congress on behalf of his district in Delaware needs to respect my space, my privacy, and other women’s space and privacy, because he is not a woman.”
Mace accused the “radical left” of wanting “to erase women and women’s rights.” The South Carolina congresswoman said she would be “standing in his or her way, putting a stop to this insanity and this nonsense.” Mace added, “She doesn’t get a say. This is about real women and women’s rights.”
While Greene framed her stance as in support of women’s rights, the congresswoman has backed the Life at Conception Act — effectively a total ban on abortion that would put millions of women and girls at risk. Mace has stated the the issue of abortion should be decided by the states, not the federal government.
“This is a blatant attempt from far right-wing extremists to distract from the fact that they have no real solutions to what Americans are facing,” McBride said in a statement. “We should be focused on bringing down the cost of housing, health care and child care, not manufacturing culture wars.”
Slamming the measure, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said, “This is not just bigotry, this is just plain bullying.”
According to Axios, Republican leadership appeared to consider the resolution. “We’re going to talk about that,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). “We’re working on the issue.”
Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
