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Speaker Johnson announces policy barring trans women from Capitol bathrooms (thehill.com)

submitted 6 days ago by UrLogicFails@beehaw.org to c/politics@beehaw.org

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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced Wednesday that transgender women are not permitted to use bathrooms in the Capitol that match their gender identity

The policy [...] will also apply to bathrooms in House office buildings, changing rooms and locker rooms.

Johnson’s statement — which was made on Transgender Day of Remembrance, recognized annually to memorialize trans people who died due to anti-trans violence — comes days after Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) introduced a bill to bar transgender women from facilities on Capitol Hill that match their gender identity, a response to the election earlier this month of Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.).

McBride blasted Mace’s legislation earlier this week, calling it “a blatant attempt from far right-wing extremists to distract from the fact that they have no real solutions to what Americans are facing.”

Mace was threatening to force a vote on the matter prior to Johnson’s decision to formally announce the new policy; the congresswoman wanted the terms to be included in the rules package for the 119th Congress and said she would force a vote on the bill if that did not come to fruition.

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[–] millie@beehaw.org 24 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Busloads of trans men showing up to use the bathroom would actually probably be a pretty effective means of activism for policies like these.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 10 points 6 days ago

I agree, but that's also asking members of a group Republicans are already trying to marginalize to make themselves a visible target.

I'd love to see it, but fully understand and respect trans men not wanting to expose themselves to hatred.

[–] Buttons@programming.dev 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

This is brilliant. If someone like in there photo wanted to hold a sign saying "Mike Johnson wants me to use the women's bathroom", it would cause waves.

Maybe a less aggressive message like, "I just want to use the mens bathroom, where I'm comfortable, but Mike Johnson won't let me". Because it focuses on people just wanting to be left alone to go to the bathroom in peace.

Or, best yet, have a transman that lifts and looks like they can snap Mike Johnson like a toothpick--have that transman catch up with Mike Johnson in the hallway and ask him why he has to use the women's bathroom. Instant viral.

[–] SteevyT@beehaw.org 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If someone like in there photo wanted to hold a sign saying “Mike Johnson wants me to use the ~~women’s bathroom~~ the same bathroom as your daughter”, it would cause waves.

Using their own tactics against them with that little change.

[–] Buttons@programming.dev 4 points 5 days ago

Yeah. It would be so satisfying.

But in the long run in think engaging in this bogus cultural war issue only hurts trans people. They might try to stop them from using bathrooms at all or something crazy.

That's why I say de-escalating and sending a message of "I'm just a person that wants to mind my own business and be comfortable" might be better than a message of "your stupid and your policies don't make sense". Both are true, I don't know which is more effective.