Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC) has taken a firm position against allowing transgender women to use women's bathrooms, locker rooms, and other gendered facilities in the U.S. Capitol.
Mace introduced a resolution just weeks before Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of Congress, is set to take office.
The Resolution
Mace's proposal aims to prohibit House members, officers, and employees from using single-sex facilities that do not correspond to their biological sex at birth. Mace stated, "I’m not going to stand for a man, someone with a penis, in the women’s locker room. That’s not OK."
Nancy Mace identifies herself as a rape survivor, arguing her position is about protecting women's safety and privacy.
Speaker Mike Johnson has adapted the rule regarding facilities at the U.S. Capitol. He announced that all single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House Office Buildings, such as restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms, are reserved for individuals of that biological sex.
Mace intends to introduce a bill that will mandate transgenders use facilities based on their biological sex in all federal facilities.
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