The issue became a flashpoint after Republican Representative Nancy Mace filed a resolution to impose that requirement, which targeted U.S. Representative-elect Sarah McBride.
said on Wednesday that all single-sex facilities on the House side of the U.S. Capitol building would be reserved for “individuals of that biological sex,” weeks after the election of the
The policy would apply to the House side of the Capitol building, as the Senate has jurisdiction over its side of the complex. . He said members could use bathrooms in their private offices, which can be a 10-minute walk from the House floor where voting and debate take place, or unisex bathrooms in the Capitol.For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.“I’m not here to fight about bathrooms. I’m here to fight for all Delawareans and to bring down costs facing families,” she said in a statement.
McBride focused her successful election campaign on economic issues, including protections for unions and affordable healthcare and childcare. Transgender rights have become a political rallying cry for right-wing politicians in the U.S. Lawmakers in 37 states introduced at least 142 bills to restrict gender-affirming healthcare for transgender and gender-expansive people in 2023, Reuters reported, nearly three times as many as the previous year.Reporting by Moira Warburton, additional reporting by Andy Sullivan and Rami Ayyub; Editing by Scott Malone, Bill Berkrot and Jonathan OatisWhy Trump’s nominations of Gaetz, RFK Jr.
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