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Jimmy Williams Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., the first openly transgender person elected to Congress, has denounced Republican efforts to restrict her bathroom use in the Capitol. Speaking on CBS News’ Face the Nation Sunday, McBride called the proposed ban “mean-spirited” and a deliberate distraction from more pressing national issues. “This …

Transgender women will not be permitted to use women’s restrooms in parts of the U.S. Capitol complex, House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday, following some House Republicans’ targeting of the first openly trans person to win a congressional election. The three-sentence Johnson statement said public, single-sex facilities could be used …

Jimmy Williams Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) introduced a resolution Monday to ban transgender women from using female bathrooms in the U.S. Capitol, just weeks before Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.), the first out transgender member of Congress, is set to take office. The measure would restrict lawmakers and House employees to …