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Trans congresswoman Sarah McBride responds to Capitol Hill bathroom ban

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Trans congresswoman Sarah McBride responds to Capitol Hill bathroom ban



Following statement from Mike Johnson, McBride says: ‘I’m not here to fight about bathrooms, I’m here to … bring down costs facing families’US politics – live updatesSarah McBride, the incoming congresswoman and first openly transgender person elected to the US House of Representatives, on Wednesday shared a statement on social media in response to the House banning trans people from using single-sex bathrooms on Capitol Hill that match their gender identity.Earlier in the day, the House speaker, Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson, issued a statement “regarding facilities throughout the US Capitol complex”. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/20/sarah-mcbride-trans-bathroom-ban

Author : Léonie Chao-Fong in Washington and Joanna Walters in New York

Publish date : 2024-11-21 00:22:53

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