A GOP lawmaker introduces a bathroom rule

Mace’s recent dog-whistle: defending a ban on trans women from the US Capitol’s women’s restroom

It is unclear if the effort will get a vote or if rules in the Capitol will be changed, but the move comes just two weeks after Democrat Sarah McBride became the first openly transgender person elected to Congress.

Mace tied the juvenile drive to gossip to the idea that men would commit sexual violence if they were alone in women’s bathroom. Demagogues stereotype trans women as criminals because of their real fears about being assault, and prey on the inexperience of many Americans who have no idea about trans identity.

That approach was evident in Johnson’s explanation of his decision: “Women deserve women’s-only spaces.” One woman, who will not be included in them, does not matter to him.

By casting McBride and women like her as others instead of targeting the men (say, those poised to lead the executive branch) who have been credibly accused of perpetrating sexual violence, women of the right can drape themselves in pseudofeminist cloth while sidestepping any work of true feminism that would make them too left-leaning for their conservative audiences.

There is no evidence that suggests that trans women perpetrate sexual violence when they use the women’s restroom. These policies are about cultural posturing and fomenting the division between cis gender straight women and L.G.B.T.Q. people.

Today’s patriarchal systems need someone like Phyllis Schlaflys in order to distract women from their pursuit of dignity, equality and freedom. In exchange for loudly playing that role, legislators like Mace and Johnson get to break through a noisy political environment and capture a cascade of public attention; one need only look at Mace’s latest dog-whistle-filled social media tirade and the scrutiny it has provoked to see this particular culture warrior’s grift in action.

Nancy Mace of South Carolina is defending her proposal to ban trans women from the US Capitol’s women’s bathroom.

“What they are talking about there on day one is where one member out of 435… is going to use the bathroom,” said Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., who serves as House minority whip. “That is their focus.”

A number of prominent House Democrats have spoken out about Mace’s proposal and several party leaders criticized it during their press conference on Tuesday.

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25 states have passed laws prohibiting the performing of gender-affirming surgeries or care to minors, which is what Trump claims will happen if they promote ideas about gender transitioning.

During this election season, voters listed immigration and the economy as their top concerns, but Republican candidates focused a lot on other issues, including trans issues and portraying Democrats as too extreme.

I’m not getting involved in a bathroom debate. Tom Cole said that it was not what he came to Congress for. Disaster relief and appropriations bills should be done.

We don’t look down on anyone. We treat everyone with respect and dignity. Appropriate accommodations will be provided for every member of Congress.

During a press conference with House Republican leadership, Johnson did not confirm whether he would include it in the rules package and instead struck a more united tone.

Mace had lobbied to put the measure in the House rules package in order to get the measure through without a vote.

The Senate needs to approve the measure, but no presidential signature is necessary for it to take effect. Republicans will have a slim majority in the House and will not want to lose many votes in order to pass bills.

Source: A GOP lawmaker introduces a Capitol bathroom rule before her trans colleague arrives

Democratic Leader, Susanne Greene, said in her Delaware House “I’ll Stand Up for a Women’s Restroom, In Our Rooms”

“America is fed up with the trans ideology being shoved into our face,” Greene told reporters on Tuesday. “Women have been the victim of this garbage for long enough.”

“I know that’s going to be more difficult in D.C. than it has been in Dover, but I truly believe that when we give up on that openness to collaborate, we ultimately give up on our ability to have a democracy,” McBride added.

She told NPR about her plans for the aisle, noting that she would move past issues that are in the headlines, that are being discussed on social media.

The newly elected member of the Delaware house said in her victory speech that she wanted to make a difference.

“We should be focused on bringing down the cost of housing, health care, and child care, not manufacturing culture wars,” McBride wrote. Delawareans sent me to make the American dream more affordable and accessible, that’s what I’m focused on.

“I know how vulnerable women and girls are in private spaces,” she said. “So I’m absolutely, 100 percent, going to stand in the way of any man who wants to be in a women’s restroom, in our locker rooms, in our changing rooms, I will be there fighting you every step of the way.”