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LetMyPeopleVote

(156,460 posts)
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 01:14 PM Nov 20

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 Nov 20 OP
I guess Traildogbob Nov 20 #1
I hope she shits at his office doorstep each day, onecaliberal Nov 20 #34
Why? She has her own bathroom at her office and there are multiple unisex restrooms in the capital. kelly1mm Nov 20 #40
A man who supports a child rapist is NOT virtuous or moral or even Christian. onecaliberal Nov 20 #41
Oh that makes sense. It is not for the restroom issue, just general purpose! Got it. nt kelly1mm Nov 20 #44
It's not virtue signaling, it's douche signaling Blues Heron Nov 20 #45
I think that the... 2naSalit Nov 20 #46
Will the pedophiles be forced to go outside behind the US Capitol and pee in the bushes ? magicarpet Nov 20 #52
Does he even have the authority to do this? Lonestarblue Nov 20 #2
Yes, as speaker of the house he has that authority. 33taw Nov 20 #15
Sure Little Mikey tonekat Nov 20 #3
Gaetz isn't a member of congress. Groundhawg Nov 20 #30
Gaetz could be deputized buy the Speaker,... magicarpet Nov 20 #54
but he isn't Groundhawg Nov 20 #55
As always, the GQP amplifies a non-issue to keep their base stirred up. groundloop Nov 20 #4
Each member has their own bathroom. jimfields33 Nov 20 #33
I was curious about that wolfie001 Nov 20 #35
If they want to. But if I had my own bathroom, jimfields33 Nov 20 #36
Of course. But I believe we are in a social war with republicons wolfie001 Nov 20 #38
How Christian of him. What a complete shit. Botany Nov 20 #5
Infantile, bible thumping Small Johnson ... Tarzanrock Nov 20 #6
He must have the tiniest dick in recorded history. onecaliberal Nov 20 #43
He's a nasty, tiny little man. Magoo48 Nov 20 #7
Tiny Johnson. Such a mean little man. Believes he's doing god's will. japple Nov 20 #8
Yet Johnson & Mace are fine with Gaetz and other REAL Sexual Predators (nt) JaneQPublic Nov 20 #9
Rs are ok having sex with women they have never met, but freak out at the thought of Trust_Reality Nov 20 #21
THIS!! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 20 #26
Tim Walz tried to warn us about these weirdos who can't seem to 'mind their own business' Blue Owl Nov 20 #10
This is such a crock moose65 Nov 20 #11
Or vice versa JoseBalow Nov 20 #18
The logical conclusion to the stance they are taking. SomewhereInTheMiddle Nov 21 #58
Jeffries:Jeffries Republicans are bullying McBride. riversedge Nov 20 #12
Hopeful that Jeffries will allow this lady ALBliberal Nov 20 #51
Does he like to watch? Turbineguy Nov 20 #13
I suppose there's no restriction on Gaetz or Hegseth going into the ladies' room. Vinca Nov 20 #14
Nancy Mace needs a hatpin cactusfractal Nov 20 #16
What an ass! people Nov 20 #17
Institutionalized cruelty DFW Nov 20 #19
How is this enforced? HereForTheParty Nov 20 #20
Enforcement is like all House rules SCantiGOP Nov 20 #22
I mean, if a trans woman walks into the ladies room HereForTheParty Nov 20 #24
Statement from Congresswoman-Elect Sarah McBride LetMyPeopleVote Nov 20 #23
Thanks for posting this statement from, McBride. sheshe2 Nov 20 #32
Far classier than Mace MustLoveBeagles Nov 20 #48
That's for dayum sure! sheshe2 Nov 20 #49
Since Rep.-elect Sarah McBride is forced to use the men's room in the Capitol FakeNoose Nov 20 #25
She is not forced to use the mens restrooms. There are multiple unisex restrooms at the Capital and kelly1mm Nov 20 #42
Little Mike Johnson is still a prick with no balls... fuck that Rethug pig!! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 20 #27
I laugh, and exactly how are they going to know what the gender (the former gender) of people going into the SWBTATTReg Nov 20 #28
So glad they are focusing on lowering costs for American families mcar Nov 20 #29
If he really wants to protect women ... pandr32 Nov 20 #31
BIGOT. milestogo Nov 20 #37
In all the years I've used public restrooms I've never actually seen another person's genitals Ohioboy Nov 20 #39
I wonder if Speaker Johnson Mr.Bill Nov 20 #47
Which bathroom will speaker Johnson use kacekwl Nov 20 #50
None, being anal-retentive. Sneederbunk Nov 20 #53
he says this while LITERALLY protecting a SEX TRAFFICKER Skittles Nov 20 #56
Sarah McBride has been masterful in her responses to the anti-trans hatred directed at her LetMyPeopleVote Nov 21 #57

Traildogbob

(10,313 posts)
1. I guess
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 01:19 PM
Nov 20

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

(5,463 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
Nov 20

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

2naSalit

(94,181 posts)
46. I think that the...
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 06:11 PM
Nov 20

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

(17,254 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
Nov 20

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

(17,254 posts)
54. Gaetz could be deputized buy the Speaker,...
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 08:46 PM
Nov 20

... 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

(3,923 posts)
35. I was curious about that
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 05:17 PM
Nov 20

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

(19,382 posts)
36. If they want to. But if I had my own bathroom,
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 05:20 PM
Nov 20

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

wolfie001

(3,923 posts)
38. Of course. But I believe we are in a social war with republicons
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 05:25 PM
Nov 20

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

Botany

(72,819 posts)
5. How Christian of him. What a complete shit.
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 01:35 PM
Nov 20

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

(556 posts)
6. Infantile, bible thumping Small Johnson ...
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 01:49 PM
Nov 20

... 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

(1,926 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
Nov 20

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

(3,339 posts)
11. This is such a crock
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 02:21 PM
Nov 20

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.

58. The logical conclusion to the stance they are taking.
Thu Nov 21, 2024, 01:51 AM
Nov 21

I don't think they have thought this out very well.

I would love to see a few busloads of trans activists visiting the Capitol while the House is in session. First day they go into the restrooms that match their gender identity. As they are not known trans folk there would likely be no notice or uproar.

The next day have transmen in the women's rooms and transwomen in the men's rooms nearest the House chambers, just hanging out, staring, may be taking selfies.

The members, their aides, the staff, and the general public might all start asking questions.

Both days together would make for an educational experience and a very interesting discussion point.

Just my thought.

riversedge

(73,762 posts)
12. Jeffries:Jeffries Republicans are bullying McBride.
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 02:22 PM
Nov 20

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.

ALBliberal

(2,886 posts)
51. Hopeful that Jeffries will allow this lady
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 08:19 PM
Nov 20

to use his bathroom

Geez these small small people.

DFW

(56,975 posts)
19. Institutionalized cruelty
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 03:02 PM
Nov 20

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

SCantiGOP

(14,325 posts)
22. Enforcement is like all House rules
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 03:46 PM
Nov 20

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

HereForTheParty

(416 posts)
24. I mean, if a trans woman walks into the ladies room
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 04:33 PM
Nov 20

how would anyone know she wasn't born a woman?

FakeNoose

(36,220 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
Nov 20

... 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

(5,463 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
Nov 20

she has her own private restroom in her office.

SWBTATTReg

(24,518 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
Nov 20

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

(12,386 posts)
31. If he really wants to protect women ...
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 05:01 PM
Nov 20

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

Ohioboy

(3,543 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
Nov 20

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

(7,721 posts)
50. Which bathroom will speaker Johnson use
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 08:11 PM
Nov 20

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

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