Incoming Representative Sarah McBride, who is transgender, has agreed to follow House Speaker Mike Johnson’s policy that everyone must use bathrooms that align with their biological sex on US Capitol premises.
Rep. McBride said in a statement posted to X, “I’m not here to fight about bathrooms. I’m here to fight for Delawareans and to bring down costs facing families.”
I’m not here to fight about bathrooms. I’m here to fight for Delawareans and to bring down costs facing families. pic.twitter.com/bCuv7pIZBY
— Sarah McBride (@SarahEMcBride) November 20, 2024
“Like all members, I will follow the rules as outlined by Speaker Johnson, even if I disagree with them,” McBride said. “This effort to distract from the real issues facing this country hasn’t distracted me over the last several days, as I’ve remained hard at work preparing to represent the greatest state in the union come January.”
The statement continued, “Serving in the 119th Congress will be an honor of a lifetime — and I continue to look forward to getting to know my future colleagues on both sides of the aisle. Each of us were sent here because voters saw something in us that they value. I have loved getting to see those qualities in the future colleagues that I’ve met and I look forward to seeing those qualities in every member come January. I hope all my colleagues will seek to do the same with me.”
House Speaker Johnson issued a resolution regarding bathroom use on Wednesday morning.
“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,” Johnson said. “Women deserve women’s only spaces.”
When reporters asked if McBride was a man or a woman, Johnson replied, “Look, I’m not going to get into this. We welcome all new members with open arms who are duly elected representatives of the people. I believe it’s a command we treat all persons with dignity and respect, we will. And I’m not going to engage in silly debates about this.”
Johnson later clarified, “A man is a man, and a woman is a woman, and a man cannot become a woman.”
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“Let me be unequivocally clear. A man is a man, and a woman is a woman. And a man cannot become a woman.”
This means Congressman Sarah McBride will NOT be allowed to use the women’s bathroom. pic.twitter.com/kj6FwjMWH2
— George (@BehizyTweets) November 19, 2024
“For anybody who doesn’t know my well-established record on this issue, let me be unequivocally clear: a man is a man, and a woman is a woman, and a man cannot become a woman. That said, I also believe — that’s what scripture teaches, what I just said — but I also believe that we treat everybody with dignity, and so we can do and believe all those things at the same time. And I wanted to make that clear for everybody, because there’s lots of questions, but that’s where I stand. I’ve stood there my whole life. And those are facts.”
