Will this become the final word in the latest skirmish in the transgender war? After a day or so of trying to finesse a battle between Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) and incoming transgender Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE), House Speaker Mike Johnson finally chose to land on the side of biology.
Responding to Mace’s motion, Johnson ruled that sex-specific bathroom access would remain depending on biological sex rather than gender declarations. At the same time, Johnson pointed out how little this would impact any trans-identifying members:
Speaker Mike Johnson has banned transgender women from using women’s bathrooms in the House portion of the Capitol building, enacting into policy a push led by Rep. Nancy Mace.
“All single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House Office Buildings — such as restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms — are reserved for…
