{"id":128261,"date":"2024-11-21T03:25:50","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T20:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128261"},"modified":"2024-11-21T03:25:50","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T20:25:50","slug":"the-sarah-mcbride-nancy-mace-bathroom-controversy-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128261","title":{"rendered":"The Sarah McBride, Nancy Mace Bathroom Controversy, Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"topline-heading\">Topline<\/h2>\n<p>Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., who is set to become the first openly transgender member of Congress, won\u2019t be allowed to use women\u2019s restrooms in the U.S. Capitol as House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., enacted a new rule after Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., led a push for the ban that she said was \u201cabsolutely\u201d targeted at McBride.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed-base image-embed embed-0\" role=\"presentation\"><figcaption><fbs-accordion><\/p>\n<p class=\"color-body light-text\">Sarah McBride at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. <\/p>\n<p><\/fbs-accordion><small>CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Key Facts<\/h2>\n<div class=\"key-facts\">\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>Mace introduced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/25338190-bathroomresolution\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/25338190-bathroomresolution\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/25338190-bathroomresolution\" aria-label=\"resolution\">resolution<\/a> Monday prohibiting any lawmakers and House employees from using the single-sex bathroom that doesn&#8217;t correspond with their biological sex at birth, with Johnson enacting the new rule Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/maryroeloffs\/2024\/11\/20\/incoming-transgender-congresswoman-sarah-mcbride-wont-be-allowed-to-use-womens-restrooms-house-speaker-says\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/maryroeloffs\/2024\/11\/20\/incoming-transgender-congresswoman-sarah-mcbride-wont-be-allowed-to-use-womens-restrooms-house-speaker-says\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/maryroeloffs\/2024\/11\/20\/incoming-transgender-congresswoman-sarah-mcbride-wont-be-allowed-to-use-womens-restrooms-house-speaker-says\/\" aria-label=\"Johnson said\" rel=\"noopener\">Johnson said<\/a> all single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House office buildings will be reserved for people \u201cof that biological sex,\u201d and that \u201cwomen deserve women\u2019s only spaces.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>McBride did not immediately respond to Forbes\u2019 request for comment on Johnson\u2019s statement Wednesday, though on Monday she called the ban effort a \u201cblatant attempt from far right-wing extremists to distract from the fact that they have no real solutions to what Americans are facing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>On Tuesday, Mace said the move was &#8220;absolutely and then some&#8221; a response to McBride&#8217;s election, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/nancy-mace-sarah-mcbride-transgender-biological-woman-sign-bathroom-us-capitol-1988717\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/nancy-mace-sarah-mcbride-transgender-biological-woman-sign-bathroom-us-capitol-1988717\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/nancy-mace-sarah-mcbride-transgender-biological-woman-sign-bathroom-us-capitol-1988717\" aria-label=\"adding\">adding<\/a> \u201cI am not going to stand for a man, you know someone with a penis in the women&#8217;s locker room \u2013 that&#8217;s not okay.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>Mace also evoked her experience as a survivor of sexual assault, saying &#8220;I&#8217;ve suffered at the hands of a man and I know how vulnerable women and girls are in private spaces.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>Fellow representatives have had mixed reactions to the push to regulate where transgender people use the restroom\u2014Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/mace-effort-ban-transgender-women-capitols-womens-restrooms\/story?id=116009034\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/mace-effort-ban-transgender-women-capitols-womens-restrooms\/story?id=116009034\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/mace-effort-ban-transgender-women-capitols-womens-restrooms\/story?id=116009034\" aria-label=\"Marjorie Taylor Greene\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a>, R-Ga., supported Mace while some Democratic colleagues like Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. and Rep. Joe Morelle, D-N.Y. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/11\/19\/nancy-mace-sarah-mcbride-transgender-bathroom\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/11\/19\/nancy-mace-sarah-mcbride-transgender-bathroom\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/11\/19\/nancy-mace-sarah-mcbride-transgender-bathroom\" aria-label=\"spoke up for McBride.\">spoke up for McBride. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><em>Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts:<\/em><\/strong><em> We\u2019re launching text message alerts so you&#8217;ll always know the biggest stories shaping the day\u2019s headlines. Text \u201cAlerts\u201d to <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/tel:2013350739\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/tel:2013350739\/\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/tel:2013350739\/\" aria-label=\"(201) 335-0739\"><em data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/tel:2013350739\/\">(201) 335-0739<\/em><\/a><em> or sign up <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/joinsubtext.com\/forbes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/joinsubtext.com\/forbes\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/joinsubtext.com\/forbes\" aria-label=\"here\"><em data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/joinsubtext.com\/forbes\">here<\/em><\/a><em>: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/joinsubtext.com\/forbes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/joinsubtext.com\/forbes\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/joinsubtext.com\/forbes\" aria-label=\"joinsubtext.com\/forbes.\"><em data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/joinsubtext.com\/forbes\">joinsubtext.com\/forbes.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">Crucial Quote<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cEvery day Americans go to work with people who have life journeys different than their own and engage with them respectfully, I hope members of Congress can muster that same kindness,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SarahEMcBride\/status\/1858671704718868652\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SarahEMcBride\/status\/1858671704718868652\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/x.com\/SarahEMcBride\/status\/1858671704718868652\" aria-label=\"McBride said Monday\">McBride said Monday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">Key Background<\/h2>\n<p>McBride, 34, was earlier this month <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nbc-out\/out-politics-and-policy\/sarah-mcbride-first-transgender-congress-delaware-rcna177878\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nbc-out\/out-politics-and-policy\/sarah-mcbride-first-transgender-congress-delaware-rcna177878\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nbc-out\/out-politics-and-policy\/sarah-mcbride-first-transgender-congress-delaware-rcna177878\" aria-label=\"elected\">elected<\/a> to represent Delaware&#8217;s at-large congressional district. She earned 57.9% of votes to defeat Republican challenger John Whalen III, and will succeed Democrat Lisa Blunt Rochester, who won election to the Senate. McBride has served in the Delaware State Senate since 2021 and previously served as press secretary of the pro-LGBTQ activist group Human Rights Campaign. McBride <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshistory.org\/education-resources\/biographies\/sarah-mcbride\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.womenshistory.org\/education-resources\/biographies\/sarah-mcbride\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.womenshistory.org\/education-resources\/biographies\/sarah-mcbride\" aria-label=\"came out publicly\">came out publicly<\/a> as transgender in 2011 in an editorial in the student newspaper while at American University in Washington, D.C. She started an internship at the White House months later and was the first openly transgender woman to work in the White House in any role. She published a book, titled &#8220;Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality&#8221; in 2018. President Joe Biden wrote the foreword.<\/p>\n<p><fbs-ad position=\"inread\" progressive=\"\" ad-id=\"article-0-inread\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">Who Is Rep. Nancy Mace?<\/h2>\n<p>Mace, 46, was elected to represent South Carolina in the House in 2020. She stood against many of her Republican colleagues and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2021\/jan\/07\/list-republicans-voted-to-reject-election-results\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2021\/jan\/07\/list-republicans-voted-to-reject-election-results\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2021\/jan\/07\/list-republicans-voted-to-reject-election-results\" aria-label=\"did not support\">did not support<\/a> challenges to the 2020 election results. She also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/news\/newsmaker-scs-nancy-mace-speaks-out-about-jan-6-and-her-former-boss-donald-trump\/article_0134c7f8-61ce-11ec-8f9a-c317e9d5151b.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/news\/newsmaker-scs-nancy-mace-speaks-out-about-jan-6-and-her-former-boss-donald-trump\/article_0134c7f8-61ce-11ec-8f9a-c317e9d5151b.html\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/news\/newsmaker-scs-nancy-mace-speaks-out-about-jan-6-and-her-former-boss-donald-trump\/article_0134c7f8-61ce-11ec-8f9a-c317e9d5151b.html\" aria-label=\"criticized\">criticized<\/a> then-President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, pushing Trump to endorse her opponent in the 2022 House election (Mace won anyway). Mace voted against impeaching Trump and later endorsed him in the 2024 presidential primary over former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, pushing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/06\/21\/trump-mace-south-carolina-republican-00102793\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/06\/21\/trump-mace-south-carolina-republican-00102793\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/06\/21\/trump-mace-south-carolina-republican-00102793\" aria-label=\"Politico\">Politico<\/a> to call her one of Trump&#8217;s &#8220;unlikeliest top defenders.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">Tangent<\/h2>\n<p>A law requiring all students to use bathrooms that match their biological sex at birth went into effect in July in Mace&#8217;s home state of South Carolina. Last week, an anonymous transgender middle school student <a href=\"https:\/\/scdailygazette.com\/2024\/11\/19\/transgender-student-sues-sc-to-use-bathroom-of-choice\/#:~:text=COLUMBIA%20%E2%80%94%20A%20transgender%20middle%20school,of%20the%20state's%20spending%20package.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/scdailygazette.com\/2024\/11\/19\/transgender-student-sues-sc-to-use-bathroom-of-choice\/#:~:text=COLUMBIA%20%E2%80%94%20A%20transgender%20middle%20school,of%20the%20state's%20spending%20package.\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/scdailygazette.com\/2024\/11\/19\/transgender-student-sues-sc-to-use-bathroom-of-choice\/#:~:text=COLUMBIA%20%E2%80%94%20A%20transgender%20middle%20school,of%20the%20state's%20spending%20package.\" aria-label=\"sued the state\">sued the state<\/a> in federal court after he said he felt he had no choice but to switch to an online schooling program to avoid having to use the girls bathroom or a private nurse&#8217;s bathroom.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">Further Reading<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-2 link-embed--long-title link-embed--no-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/nancy-mace-defends-anti-trans-bathroom-bill-says-absolutely-targets-sa-rcna180805\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Nancy Mace defends anti-trans bathroom bill, says it 'absolutely' targets Sarah McBride\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/nancy-mace-defends-anti-trans-bathroom-bill-says-absolutely-targets-sa-rcna180805\"><span class=\"link-embed__info\"><span class=\"link-embed__provider\">NBC News<\/span><span class=\"link-embed__title\">Nancy Mace defends anti-trans bathroom bill, says it &#8216;absolutely&#8217; targets Sarah McBride<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-4 link-embed--long-title link-embed--no-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/mace-effort-ban-transgender-women-capitols-womens-restrooms\/story?id=116009034\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Rep. Nancy Mace says Capitol restroom bill targeted at 1st transgender member of Congress\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/mace-effort-ban-transgender-women-capitols-womens-restrooms\/story?id=116009034\"><span class=\"link-embed__info\"><span class=\"link-embed__provider\">ABC News<\/span><span class=\"link-embed__title\">Rep. Nancy Mace says Capitol restroom bill targeted at 1st transgender member of Congress<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-6 link-embed--long-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/allisonnorlian\/2020\/12\/09\/sarah-mcbride-talks-about-having-a-seat-at-the-table-as-the-first-trans-state-senator-in-us-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Sarah McBride Talks About Having \u2018A Seat At The Table\u2019 As The First Trans State Senator In U.S. History\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/allisonnorlian\/2020\/12\/09\/sarah-mcbride-talks-about-having-a-seat-at-the-table-as-the-first-trans-state-senator-in-us-history\/\"><span class=\"link-embed__info\"><span class=\"link-embed__provider\">Forbes<\/span><span class=\"link-embed__title\">Sarah McBride Talks About Having \u2018A Seat At The Table\u2019 As The First Trans State Senator In U.S. History<\/span><small class=\"link-embed__byline\">By <span class=\"link-embed__author\">Allison Norlian<\/span><\/small><\/span><span class=\"link-embed__thumbnail-wrapper\"><span class=\"link-embed__thumbnail allow-inline-style\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/specials-images.forbesimg.com\/imageserve\/5fd0ecd0b806c2f5eea1ad36\/960x0.jpg?cropX1=270&amp;cropX2=1308&amp;cropY1=70&amp;cropY2=653);\"\/><\/span><\/a><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-8 link-embed--long-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/willyakowicz\/2022\/01\/25\/republican-congresswoman-nancy-mace-is-on-a-mission-to-legalize-cannabis-and-amazon-just-got-behindher\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace Is On A Mission To Legalize Cannabis\u2014And Amazon Just Got Behind\u00a0Her\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/willyakowicz\/2022\/01\/25\/republican-congresswoman-nancy-mace-is-on-a-mission-to-legalize-cannabis-and-amazon-just-got-behindher\/\"><span class=\"link-embed__info\"><span class=\"link-embed__provider\">Forbes<\/span><span class=\"link-embed__title\">Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace Is On A Mission To Legalize Cannabis\u2014And Amazon Just Got Behind\u00a0Her<\/span><small class=\"link-embed__byline\">By <span class=\"link-embed__author\">Will Yakowicz<\/span><\/small><\/span><span class=\"link-embed__thumbnail-wrapper\"><span class=\"link-embed__thumbnail allow-inline-style\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/specials-images.forbesimg.com\/imageserve\/61f43e7392fb4589562ff49c\/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=1920&amp;cropY1=0&amp;cropY2=1080);\"\/><\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/maryroeloffs\/2024\/11\/20\/sarah-mcbride-nancy-mace-bathroom-controversy-explained-as-incoming-trans-congresswoman-targeted\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Topline Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., who is set to become the first openly transgender member of Congress, won\u2019t be allowed to use women\u2019s restrooms in the U.S. Capitol as House &hellip; 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