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Speaker Johnson declares support for banning Sarah McBride's access to women's restrooms

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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson declared Wednesday that lawmakers and staff will have to use the restroom corresponding with their biological sex, a statement directed at Sarah McBride, the first transgender person to be elected to Congress, months before she is set to arrive on Capitol…

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  1. Los Angeles Times

    House Republicans signal support for proposal to ban bathroom access for first transgender member (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    'We’re not going to have men in women’s bathrooms,' House Speaker Mike Johnson declares after first transgender person is elected to Congress.

  2. NBC News

    Speaker Mike Johnson says he supports banning transgender women from using female bathrooms (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday said that he supports restricting “single-sex facilities” in the Capitol, including restrooms, to “individuals of that biological sex”— which would effectively ban the first transgender congresswoman from using women’s bathrooms in the next Congress.

  3. Townhall

    Mike Johnson Speaks Out Against Men in Women's Bathrooms (opens Townhall)

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  4. Blaze Media

    Speaker Johnson bans biological males from congressional bathrooms for women despite Democrat outrage (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Republicans had proposed a law to restrict biological males from women's bathroom in Congress.

  5. The Daily Caller

    House Speaker Bars Biological Men From Women’s Bathrooms In US Capitol (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    House Speaker Mike Johnson issued a statement Wednesday barring the use of single-sex facilities in the U.S. Capitol

  6. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Speaker Mike Johnson says he supports banning transgender women from using women's bathrooms (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Nancy Mace is leading an effort to ban Sarah McBride, who will be the first openly transgender member of Congress, from using the women's bathroom.

  7. Forbes

    Incoming Transgender Congresswoman Sarah McBride Won’t Be Allowed To Use Women’s Restrooms, House Speaker Says (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced a resolution Monday aimed at barring Sarah McBride from using women

  8. RedState

    BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Issues Major New Rule on Use of Women's Bathrooms in Capitol (opens RedState)

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  9. Rolling Stone

    Mike Johnson Bans Trans Lawmaker from Using Women's Restrooms (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that transgender House members will be barred from using restrooms not corresponding to their biological sex.

  10. The Hill

    Speaker Johnson to announce policy barring trans women from Capitol bathrooms (opens The Hill)

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    Speaker Mike Johnson plans to ban transgender women from using gender-matching bathrooms in the Capitol, the latest move in the controversy Nancy Mace sparked in response to Sarah McBride's election.

  11. Fox News

    Speaker Johnson announces new Capitol bathroom policy in response to controversy over trans House member (opens Fox News)

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    House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced a new bathroom policy banning biological males from women's spaces at the Capitol and House office buildings.

  12. The Daily Signal

    ‘Women Deserve Women’s Only Spaces’: Johnson Says Capitol Bathroom Access Should Be Based on Biological Sex (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    As Democrats push for Rep. Sarah McBride, a man, to get access to women's restrooms, Mike Johnson announces that's a no-go.

  13. New York Post

    Transgender people banned from Capitol bathrooms that match their gender identity, House Speaker Johnson declares (opens New York Post)

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    House Speaker Mike Johnson declared Wednesday that women's facilities in the Capitol complex are reserved for biological females, as Congress is poised to swear in its first openly transgender rep.

  14. PJ Media

    Speaker Johnson Takes a Stand: Biological Men Barred From Women’s Restrooms in U.S. Capitol (opens PJ Media)

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  15. Mother Jones

    House Speaker Johnson announces transgender bathroom ban—on Trans Day of Remembrance (opens Mother Jones)

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    Mother Jones's feed description

    He and Nancy Mace team up on their transphobia ahead of the arrival of the first openly trans member of Congress, Sarah McBride.

  16. RedState

    Speaker Johnson Takes a Stand on Keeping Men Out of Women's Bathrooms...Finally (opens RedState)

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  17. Roll Call

    Johnson targets transgender bathroom access, throwing weight behind Mace (opens Roll Call)

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    How the speaker would enforce such a ban is unclear, as the fight intensifies over who can use women’s restrooms in the Capitol.

  18. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Speaker Mike Johnson says transgender women won't be allowed to use women's restrooms in Capitol (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    House Speaker Mike Johnson said transgender women cannot use women's restrooms in the Capitol and House office buildings.

  19. Townhall

    Mike Johnson Puts Out Statement on Bathroom Policy to Protect 'Women's Only Spaces' (opens Townhall)

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  20. The Republic

    Speaker Johnson declares support for banning Sarah McBride's access to women's restrooms (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson declared Wednesday that lawmakers and staff will have to use the restroom corresponding with their biological sex, a statement directed at Sarah McBride, the first transgender person to be elected to Congress, months before she is set to arrive on Capitol…

  21. Los Angeles Times

    First transgender woman elected to Congress is banned from using women's Capitol Hill restrooms (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    House Speaker Mike Johnson declared that lawmakers and staff will have to use restrooms corresponding with their biological gender.

  22. Breitbart News

    Mike Johnson Will Enforce Transgender Bathroom Ban in Capitol (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will block biological men from using women's restrooms in the U.S. Capitol complex, he announced Wednesday.

  23. Anchorage Daily News

    Speaker Mike Johnson restricts use of Capitol bathrooms by transgender people (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The rule change was announced about two weeks after Democrat Sarah McBride of Delaware became the first openly transgender individual elected to Congress.

  24. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Transgender women banned from women's facilities at U.S. Capitol, House speaker says (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    Speaker Mike Johnson has weighed in on the Capitol restroom policy, stating that transgender women will not be allowed to use women's facilities.

  25. New York Times

    Speaker Mike Johnson Says He Will Ban Transgender Women From Capitol Bathrooms (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The G.O.P. speaker sided with hard-right members of his conference who called for blocking Representative-elect Sarah McBride, the first transgender member of Congress, from using Capitol women’s rooms.

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