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LetMyPeopleVote

(154,421 posts)
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 01:14 PM 12 hrs ago

Speaker Johnson says transgender women won't be allowed to use women's restrooms in Capitol

Source: ABC

House Speaker Mike Johnson said transgender women cannot use women's restrooms in the Capitol and House office buildings. This also applies to changing rooms and locker rooms, Johnson said.

"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," the statement said Wednesday.

Johnson continued, "It is important to note that each Member office has its own private restroom, and unisex restrooms are available throughout the Capitol."

It's unclear what will happen with South Carolina GOP Rep. Nancy Mace's bill.

Mace said Tuesday that the bill she introduced to ban transgender women from using women's restrooms at the U.S. Capitol was "absolutely" in response to Rep.-elect Sarah McBride entering Congress.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/speaker-johnson-transgender-women-allowed-womens-restrooms-capitol/story




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Speaker Johnson says transgender women won't be allowed to use women's restrooms in Capitol (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote 12 hrs ago OP
I guess Traildogbob 12 hrs ago #1
I hope she shits at his office doorstep each day, onecaliberal 8 hrs ago #34
Why? She has her own bathroom at her office and there are multiple unisex restrooms in the capital. kelly1mm 7 hrs ago #40
A man who supports a child rapist is NOT virtuous or moral or even Christian. onecaliberal 7 hrs ago #41
Oh that makes sense. It is not for the restroom issue, just general purpose! Got it. nt kelly1mm 7 hrs ago #44
It's not virtue signaling, it's douche signaling Blues Heron 7 hrs ago #45
I think that the... 2naSalit 7 hrs ago #46
Will the pedophiles be forced to go outside behind the US Capitol and pee in the bushes ? magicarpet 4 hrs ago #52
Does he even have the authority to do this? Lonestarblue 12 hrs ago #2
Yes, as speaker of the house he has that authority. 33taw 10 hrs ago #15
Sure Little Mikey tonekat 11 hrs ago #3
Gaetz isn't a member of congress. Groundhawg 8 hrs ago #30
Gaetz could be deputized buy the Speaker,... magicarpet 4 hrs ago #54
but he isn't Groundhawg 3 hrs ago #55
As always, the GQP amplifies a non-issue to keep their base stirred up. groundloop 11 hrs ago #4
Each member has their own bathroom. jimfields33 8 hrs ago #33
I was curious about that wolfie001 8 hrs ago #35
If they want to. But if I had my own bathroom, jimfields33 8 hrs ago #36
Of course. But I believe we are in a social war with republicons wolfie001 7 hrs ago #38
How Christian of him. What a complete shit. Botany 11 hrs ago #5
Infantile, bible thumping Small Johnson ... Tarzanrock 11 hrs ago #6
He must have the tiniest dick in recorded history. onecaliberal 7 hrs ago #43
He's a nasty, tiny little man. Magoo48 11 hrs ago #7
Tiny Johnson. Such a mean little man. Believes he's doing god's will. japple 11 hrs ago #8
Yet Johnson & Mace are fine with Gaetz and other REAL Sexual Predators (nt) JaneQPublic 11 hrs ago #9
Rs are ok having sex with women they have never met, but freak out at the thought of Trust_Reality 10 hrs ago #21
THIS!! InAbLuEsTaTe 8 hrs ago #26
Tim Walz tried to warn us about these weirdos who can't seem to 'mind their own business' Blue Owl 11 hrs ago #10
This is such a crock moose65 11 hrs ago #11
Or vice versa JoseBalow 10 hrs ago #18
Jeffries:Jeffries Republicans are bullying McBride. riversedge 11 hrs ago #12
Hopeful that Jeffries will allow this lady ALBliberal 5 hrs ago #51
Does he like to watch? Turbineguy 10 hrs ago #13
I suppose there's no restriction on Gaetz or Hegseth going into the ladies' room. Vinca 10 hrs ago #14
Nancy Mace needs a hatpin cactusfractal 10 hrs ago #16
What an ass! people 10 hrs ago #17
Institutionalized cruelty DFW 10 hrs ago #19
How is this enforced? HereForTheParty 10 hrs ago #20
Enforcement is like all House rules SCantiGOP 9 hrs ago #22
I mean, if a trans woman walks into the ladies room HereForTheParty 8 hrs ago #24
Statement from Congresswoman-Elect Sarah McBride LetMyPeopleVote 9 hrs ago #23
Thanks for posting this statement from, McBride. sheshe2 8 hrs ago #32
Far classier than Mace MustLoveBeagles 5 hrs ago #48
That's for dayum sure! sheshe2 5 hrs ago #49
Since Rep.-elect Sarah McBride is forced to use the men's room in the Capitol FakeNoose 8 hrs ago #25
She is not forced to use the mens restrooms. There are multiple unisex restrooms at the Capital and kelly1mm 7 hrs ago #42
Little Mike Johnson is still a prick with no balls... fuck that Rethug pig!! InAbLuEsTaTe 8 hrs ago #27
I laugh, and exactly how are they going to know what the gender (the former gender) of people going into the SWBTATTReg 8 hrs ago #28
So glad they are focusing on lowering costs for American families mcar 8 hrs ago #29
If he really wants to protect women ... pandr32 8 hrs ago #31
BIGOT. milestogo 7 hrs ago #37
In all the years I've used public restrooms I've never actually seen another person's genitals Ohioboy 7 hrs ago #39
I wonder if Speaker Johnson Mr.Bill 5 hrs ago #47
Which bathroom will speaker Johnson use kacekwl 5 hrs ago #50
None, being anal-retentive. Sneederbunk 4 hrs ago #53
he says this while LITERALLY protecting a SEX TRAFFICKER Skittles 3 hrs ago #56
Sarah McBride has been masterful in her responses to the anti-trans hatred directed at her LetMyPeopleVote 47 min ago #57

Traildogbob

(9,955 posts)
1. I guess
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 01:19 PM
12 hrs ago

She will have to pee and shit where the MAGA J6rs did. The House has been turned into one huge Out House anyway, filled will stagnant shit. Bright Red Shit.

kelly1mm

(5,187 posts)
40. Why? She has her own bathroom at her office and there are multiple unisex restrooms in the capital.
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 05:37 PM
7 hrs ago

However, this is virtue signaling for sure by the Speaker.

2naSalit

(92,661 posts)
46. I think that the...
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 06:11 PM
7 hrs ago

Female members should just start using whichever bathrooms, mostly just occupy them, and make the men stand outside and wait. Fuck those idiot monsters.

magicarpet

(16,501 posts)
52. Will the pedophiles be forced to go outside behind the US Capitol and pee in the bushes ?
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 08:36 PM
4 hrs ago

Maybe the pedophiles could bring a five gallon bucket from home. Then do #1 & #2 in their personal portable toilet they carry around the Capitol during their work day. A stairway alcove might be a private spot for their restroom needs. A solid closing lid with a rubber gasket is very much suggested to control the stench.

magicarpet

(16,501 posts)
54. Gaetz could be deputized buy the Speaker,...
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 08:46 PM
4 hrs ago

... to be the official panty checker of adolecent females. With the primary responsibility to assure delinquency of minors does not occur at the US Capitol unless Uncle Matty is the perpetrator and personal sex orgy mentor.

wolfie001

(3,623 posts)
35. I was curious about that
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 05:17 PM
8 hrs ago

Every Democratic Congressperson and Senator should put a note on their door saying their bathroom facilities are open to everyone. Except for Republicans. Blast that message out!!! With a rainbow flag too!!!

jimfields33

(18,837 posts)
36. If they want to. But if I had my own bathroom,
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 05:20 PM
8 hrs ago

I’d use it for myself. It’s probably part of their office suite. Nobody needs to use it but them.

wolfie001

(3,623 posts)
38. Of course. But I believe we are in a social war with republicons
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 05:25 PM
7 hrs ago

So, extraordinary actions are needed. Minor inconveniences. We need to reverse this sh7tshow in 2 years.

Botany

(72,470 posts)
5. How Christian of him. What a complete shit.
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 01:35 PM
11 hrs ago

BTW Do Johnson and Mace even know that that they have been in multiple restrooms
with LGBT people multiple times? And that nothing happened not unless they wanted it
to happen. Maybe Johnson & Mace get freaky there w/each other.

BTW 2.0 there is nothing sexual about public restrooms unless you are into Cleveland
Steamers and water sports. People go there to shit, piss, fart, wash up, and adjust their
clothes and I think most women’s rooms have doors to the stalls too.

This be scared of trans people meme is straight out of Putin’s playbook.

Tarzanrock

(456 posts)
6. Infantile, bible thumping Small Johnson ...
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 01:49 PM
11 hrs ago

... always thinking with his little head. There's just not enough "hate" in the Republican Nazi Party to go around to all its intolerant assholes.

Trust_Reality

(1,885 posts)
21. Rs are ok having sex with women they have never met, but freak out at the thought of
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 03:10 PM
10 hrs ago

someone having been born with a mismatch between their soul and some of their body parts that needed to be corrected.

Ignorance is not harmless.

Religiosity does not stop meanness.

"Faith" does not rule out irrational fear.

moose65

(3,309 posts)
11. This is such a crock
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 02:21 PM
11 hrs ago

So is he saying that he's OK with McBride being in the men's room with HIM??

All these macho Republicans would melt like ice cream if a trans woman showed up in a men's restroom.

riversedge

(73,115 posts)
12. Jeffries:Jeffries Republicans are bullying McBride.
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 02:22 PM
11 hrs ago

Johnson and his gang of bullies have not seen the end of this!!!

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/speaker-johnson-transgender-women-allowed-womens-restrooms-capitol/story?id=116053769
Jeffries Republicans are bullying McBride.

“This incoming, small, House Republican Conference majority is beginning to transition to the new Congress by bullying a member of Congress," Jeffries said Tuesday. "This is what we're doing? This is the lesson that you've drawn from the election in November? This is your priority, that you want to bully a member of Congress, as opposed to welcoming her to join this body so that all of us can work together to get things done and deliver real results for the American people?”

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

DFW

(56,513 posts)
19. Institutionalized cruelty
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 03:02 PM
10 hrs ago

Just the example to set for the world. Hey, everybody, look what WE turned America into!

SCantiGOP

(14,238 posts)
22. Enforcement is like all House rules
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 03:46 PM
9 hrs ago

Either by the Sergeant at Arms or, if necessary, by the Capitol Police.

FakeNoose

(35,657 posts)
25. Since Rep.-elect Sarah McBride is forced to use the men's room in the Capitol
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 04:37 PM
8 hrs ago

... then ALL women should use the men's rooms in the Capitol.

Let all women invade the men's rooms and be done with it.

kelly1mm

(5,187 posts)
42. She is not forced to use the mens restrooms. There are multiple unisex restrooms at the Capital and
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 05:44 PM
7 hrs ago

she has her own private restroom in her office.

SWBTATTReg

(24,085 posts)
28. I laugh, and exactly how are they going to know what the gender (the former gender) of people going into the
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 04:51 PM
8 hrs ago

restrooms? It's not like everyone is walking around naked or such. Idiot. It's almost as bad as them saying that Gays can't use the bathrooms or such, for people are scared of the Gays. Same thing w/ the blacks, use the 'blacks only' restrooms, etc., etc. etc. This is pathetic, and it's targeting Americans too. Even if they are Trans., Gay, Black, or whatever, they are American.

Why don't you pick some serious issues for once?

The Democrats/Independents need to start a countdown of all the 'bad' or 'ill-advised' bills or topics such as this, and for every 10 bad or disgusting topics, we get a free pass on a democratically sponsored bill, otherwise nothing will get through.

pandr32

(12,165 posts)
31. If he really wants to protect women ...
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 05:01 PM
8 hrs ago

...he should release the files on Gaetz and refuse to endorse or confirm rapists.

Ohioboy

(3,462 posts)
39. In all the years I've used public restrooms I've never actually seen another person's genitals
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 05:33 PM
7 hrs ago

People are usually in closed stalls or standing at urinals with partitions between them. Plus, I'm not interested in looking.

Who's peaking? Republicans...are you peaking? Is the problem projection?

Mike Johnson is that you???

kacekwl

(7,504 posts)
50. Which bathroom will speaker Johnson use
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 08:11 PM
5 hrs ago

when they find out what species of spineless animal he is. Maybe he should go outside with other critters.

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