Texas lawmaker slams bathroom bill aimed at trans congresswoman Sarah McBride: ‘Stop the bigotry’

A Democratic congresswoman has spoken out against Republican Nancy Mace’s efforts to ban transgender women from female toilets in the US Capitol – aimed directly at Democratic congresswoman Sarah McBride.

Sarah McBride, who also made history in 2020 as the first transgender woman to be elected to a state senate, defeated Republican John Whalen in the elections on 5 November, to win Delaware’s at-large seat in the US house of representatives – becoming the first-ever transgender congresswoman.

A resolution introduced on Monday (18 November) would prohibit trans lawmakers from using “single-sex facilities other than those corresponding to their biological sex”.

Asked on Tuesday if the resolution was tabled in response to Sarah McBride’s appointment, Nancy Mace, who authored the proposal, said: “Yes and absolutely, and then some. I’m absolutely 100 per cent going

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