Sarah McBride reacts to the proposed ban on a transgender bathroom

On November 20, 2024By Littum

As a Delaware politician makes history, a prospective colleague introduces a resolution that would prevent them from using the women’s bathroom.

Earlier this week, U.S. House Representative Nancy Mace introduced a resolution that seeks to ban transgender women from using women’s restrooms inside the Capitol.

This would mean that both members of the House and staff are barred from “using single-sex facilities other than those corresponding to their biological sex,” according to the solution.

The measures come shortly after incumbent Delaware State Senator and Representative Sarah McBride won Delaware’s lone seat in the House of Representatives, which would make McBride the first openly transgender member of Congress elected in US history.

“The sanctity of protecting women and standing up to the left’s systematic erasure of biological women starts here in the nation’s Capitol,” Mace, a Republican representing South Carolina, said in a statement.

McBride, who is set to take up his new position early next year, said in a declaration that Mace’s decision is “a blatant attempt” to distract from the country’s current problems and from providing the solutions that many need.

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

McBride will be sworn in on January 3, 2025, along with other members of the incoming 119th US Congress.

McBride, who has long said she did not run her campaign to be known for a particular aspect of her identity, emphasized that she will work to guarantee paid family leave, raise the minimum wage and ensure reproductive rights and freedoms, among others. key question.

On “Day 1” of her new role, McBride has said she intends to prioritize co-sponsoring the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act and dedicate herself to establishing and maintaining relationships with all her fellow legislators, regardless of party affiliation.

Olivia Montes covers state government and community impact. You can reach her at [email protected].