House Speaker Mike Johnson signaled support for banning incoming Rep. Tim McBride, who identifies as a woman and wishes to be called Sarah, from women’s spaces in the Capitol, in comments Wednesday.
“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,” Johnson said in a statement.
Johnson, who had commented Tuesday that he wanted to “treat everybody with dignity” even as he believes that “a man cannot become a woman,” stressed in his remarks that McBride would have options besides using the men’s bathrooms.
“It is important to note that each Member office has its own private restroom, and unisex restrooms are available throughout the Capitol,” the speaker added.
“Women deserve women’s only spaces,” Johnson…
