Chuck Darwin<p>Rep.-elect <a href="https://c.im/tags/Sarah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sarah</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/McBride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>McBride</span></a> (D-Del.), <br>the first <a href="https://c.im/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> person elected to Congress, <br>said Sunday that House Republicans’ <a href="https://c.im/tags/bathroom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bathroom</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ban</span></a> is an “attempt to distract from what they are actually doing.”</p><p>“Every single time, every single time we hear them say the word ‘trans,’ look what they’re doing with their right hand,” she continued.</p><p>Earlier this week, Rep. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Nancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nancy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mace</span></a> (R-S.C.) introduced a bill aimed at prohibiting transgender people from facilities on Capitol Hill that match their gender identity. </p><p>House Speaker <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mike</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Johnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Johnson</span></a> (R-La.) later announced a new policy barring transgender people from using Capitol bathrooms matching their gender identity.</p><p>“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 previously.</p><p> “It is important to note that each member office has its own private restroom, and unisex restrooms are available throughout the Capitol.”</p><p>McBride said Sunday that she has “had conversations with colleagues in the Democratic caucus already that <br>— that span diversity of thought about how the party should engage on a whole host of issues.”</p><p>“But I think we are all united that every single American deserves equal rights. </p><p>I think we are all united that attempts to attack a vulnerable community are not only mean-spirited, but really an attempt to misdirect,” she added.</p><p><a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5007210-sarah-mcbride-house-republicans-bathroom-ban/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehill.com/homenews/house/500</span><span class="invisible">7210-sarah-mcbride-house-republicans-bathroom-ban/</span></a></p>