Widespread disgust as GOP’s US Capitol trans bathroom ban confirmed on Trans Day of Remembrance

Republican Speaker Mike Johnson has confirmed that trans women are not permitted to use bathrooms in the US Capitol building that match their gender identity.

The resolution, passed on Wednesday (20 November) – Trans Day of Remembrance – means that house members, officers and employees must now only use the facilities that match their biological sex. 

“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,” Mike Johnson said in a statement. “It is important to note that each Member office has its own private restroom, and unisex restrooms are available throughout the Capitol.”

“Women deserve women’s only spaces,” he added.

The resolution was first introduced by Republican Nancy Mace, who claimed

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