The Bathrooms of the Capitol Are Now Unsafe Spaces

The New York Times ^ | Nov. 20, 2024 | Anna Marks

[E. Pluribus Unum]

It only took two weeks after Election Day for House Republicans to bully Representative-elect Sarah McBride of Delaware, who will become the first openly transgender member of Congress in January.

On Monday an exhausting Republican from South Carolina, Representative Nancy Mace, announced plans to introduce a measure that would bar McBride and any other trans women working in the Capitol from using women’s restrooms there. On Wednesday in response, Speaker Mike Johnson announced a move that would prohibit transgender people from using “single-sex facilities” on the House side of the Capitol and in House office buildings, including restrooms, changing rooms and locker rooms, that match their gender identity.

While abhorrent, this move is straight out of a longtime reactionary playbook. A decade ago, after their attempts to exclude gay people from public life finally failed, Republicans began to use bathroom bills to stir up a culture war targeting transgender Americans, a smaller group with fewer legal protections. Their attempt succeeded; now debates over trans existence have become a feature of everyday political discourse.

Provocateurs like Mace build political capital by tying the juvenile urge to gossip about people’s privates to the assumption that “men” set loose in women’s bathrooms will commit sexual violence. Demagogues prey on many Americans’ inexperience with transgender identity and women’s very real fears about being assaulted, cynically casting trans women as others who invade otherwise safe spaces.

That approach was evident in Johnson’s explanation of his decision: “Women deserve women’s-only spaces.” It evidently does not matter to him that one woman — McBride — will be excluded from them.

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

I believe they misspelled her name. Shouldn't it 'Marx', rather than 'Marks'? Karl's great-great-granddaughter? (Actually, very far from 'great'.)

[mfish13]

McBride is not a woman. He wants to go into women’s bathrooms with his schlong hanging out and intimidate women. Why, I do not know.

[RetiredTexasVet]

The NY Slimes hires reporters that are not biologists or they would know that thing is a guy pretending to be a female.

[panzerkamphwageneinz]

This is wonderful
Never intervene when your enemy is destroying themselves.

[GOPJ]

The New York Times - just in case anyone forgot why the New York Times sucks.

[doug from upland]

[struggle]

The man in question

[Ronaldus Magnus III]

As Hussein stated when questioned about any and all decisions/policies: “Well.....I won.”

Someday, a real historian will refer to this time as: A Return To Sanity.

If the song below were published today, it would probably be a hate crime.

Enjoy

Bob Rivers - Walking Round In Women’s Underwear

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VPtefCrMSAs

[Pearls Before Swine]

She’s at least a two bagger.

[joshua c]

ny slimes

please keep pushing the trans insanity

it is such a winning issue

[joshua c]

decorum please

show some respect for the honorable gentleman from Delaware

[Kudsman]

That approach was evident in Johnson’s explanation of his decision: “Women deserve women’s-only spaces.” It evidently does not matter to him that one woman — McBride — will be excluded from them

Hey NYT sex freak. News Flash. A man is not a woman. Never was, never will be. Speaker Johnson was absolutely clear about that and I went HUZZAH, when I heard his truth. My warning to you. If he reads your insanity and wobbles, guess what happens? I'm going to donate to MTG becoming the next speaker of the house.

That WOMAN, which I can obviously see with my own eyes is absolutely a woman, possesses bigger balls than most MEN in Congress.

#whatsaman?

[FlingWingFlyer]

We get rid of one freak from Delaware and they send us another one.

[philman_36]

It only took two weeks after Election Day for House Republicans to bully Representative-elect Sarah McBride of Delaware, who will become the first openly transgender member of Congress in January.

That's a reality check, Anna, not bullying.

[lastchance]

Another women hating Feminist.

[Kudsman]

Looks a little mannish. Imo.

[metmom]

Actually, keeping perverts out of bathrooms makes them safer.

[Liz]

Democrats’ 2024 debt-ridden $1 billion collapse, up close.
<><>Dems lost the White House, the House, the Senate and the popular vote.
<><>Dems were rejected coast to coast,
<><>Republicans won majorities in 31 out of 50 states
<><>Trump’s big victories: Wy (72.3%), WVa (70.1%), N/Dk (67.5%), Idaho (66.8%), Ok (66.1%).
<><>Ohio Sen Sherrod Brown, working-class champion, toppled by a Republican
<><>Biden’s party is increasingly dominated by elite voters.
<><>Pa Democrat Sen Bob Casey lost, but refuses to concede,
<><>Trump Won More Black Voters Than Any Republican in 48 Years—
<><>Trump won 101 Chicago precincts-—home to high numbers of city workers,
<><>Trump won 22% of the Chicago vote-—increased from 2020’s 16%
<><>Pelosi’s own deep-blue S/Francisco base saw a 7-point swing to Trump.
<><>President Trump won 312 of 538 electoral votes, including all seven battleground states.
<><>Republicans lead the popular vote by some 4 million votes.
<><>Georgia Republicans create a private-school vouchers program.
<><>Republican flips CA seat (district has 14 pt Dem registration advantage)
<><>Republicans control the Georgia General Assembly.
<><>Trump-backed Republican takes Alaska’s only House seat.
<><>NYC Asian precincts saw a 31% rightward shift to Trump.

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

Oh for crying out loud I work part time at Home Depot there is a women’s rest room, a men’s restroom, and a restroom for people who DON’T know what the hell they are!! With ALL OF THE MONEY wasted in the swamp they can’t install a restroom for the damn freaks who can’t decide whether they are a woman or a man REALLY???? GIVE ME A DAMN BREAK, the fact that time is being wasted on this utter BS has become astounding!!

[Liz]

Lol...... Home Depot has a women’s rest room, a men’s restroom,
and a restroom for people who DON’T know what the hell they are!!