1. Nancy Mace, in an interview, made it clear that her opposition to Sarah McBride in Bathrooms was never about safety.
She stated, "It's offensive that Sarah McBride thinks [she's] my equal."
The audacity of a trans person being her equal.
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2. Nancy mace's comments show how attacks on one trans congresswoman in a bathroom were never about her being dangerous, or unsafe. It's about raw hate.
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3. In a Newsmax Interview, Mace stated, “It is offensive that a man in a skirt could ever think [she’s] my equal, that his challenges are the same as mine. They’re not. [She’s] forcing [her] genitals into women’s restrooms, into dressing rooms, into locker rooms. It’s sick."
4. This happened after Mike Johnson declared that McBride would be treated as a man under House rules, forcing her to use men's restrooms or gender neutral facilities, despite using women's restrooms for over a decade without incident.
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5. It's worth noting that McBride represents just as many people as Mace... more actually. McBride received 282,000 votes compared to Mace's 169,000. Mace's district represents 734,000 people... McBride's, over 1 million.
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6. Several democrats defended McBride and condemned Republican leadership on Wednesday evening. Congresswoman AOC highlighted the absurdity of enforcing the laws... "The idea that Nancy Mace wants little girls and women to drop trou in front of who, an investigator? It's gross."
6. Meanwhile, Senator John Fetterman voiced his support for McBride, stating “There’s no job I’m afraid to lose if it requires me to degrade anyone. If that’s a defining issue for a voter, there will be a different candidate."
7. Maxwell Frost also weighted in: “[She’s a] huge attention getter, so this is part of her attention-getting fetish… I just don’t understand why bathrooms are top of mind for her, why she’s thinking about where future members are going to piss and sh*t.”
8. Republican leadership's targeting of trans individuals in the capitol shows no signs of abating.
Nancy Mace has introduced a federal bill banning all trans people from bathrooms on federally owned properties, like the VA hospitals, Dulles and Reagan airports, and museums.
9. While the targeting of trans people under a Trump admin was expected the speed and intensity of the attacks are chilling.
Though many progressive dems have stood up for Sarah McBride, the question is what will the moderate ones do.
Meanwhile, trans Americans brace for impact
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