Speaker Mike Johnson has drawn a line in the sand—or, in this case, the restroom tiles—on the hot-button issue of gender and bathrooms in the U.S. Capitol.
According to reports, Johnson told the GOP conference that transgender women—biological men, in other words—won’t be allowed to use the women’s restrooms in the Capitol complex. Cue the outrage machine.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, never one to mince words, backed up the speaker’s stance. “It’s pretty aggressive for biological men to be invading our spaces,” she said, cutting straight to the heart of what many Americans feel about this ongoing cultural clash. And let’s face it: she’s not wrong. The majority of the country agrees that biological men don’t belong in women’s spaces, whether it’s restrooms, locker rooms, or sports teams.
Speaker Mike Johnson told the GOP conference today that transgender women won’t be allowed to use the women’s bathrooms in the Capitol, per two sources. It comes as Rep. Mace puts forward a bill on the matter.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene confirmed this when I asked her about…
— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) November 19, 2024
The timing of Johnson’s declaration isn’t accidental. It follows Rep. Nancy Mace’s introduction of a bill aimed at keeping Congress’s newest member, Delaware’s Sarah McBride—a biological man who identifies as a transgender woman—out of the women’s bathrooms. Mace’s bill would enforce the use of facilities based on biological sex, leaving enforcement in the hands of the House sergeant-at-arms. Predictably, Democrats wasted no time crying foul.
🔥🔥🔥 @NancyMace just made this ABC reporter rethink his entire career when he approached her about the new tr*ns congress member using women’s restrooms 😂 pic.twitter.com/85WPZgzFui
— Sara Rose 🇺🇸🌹 (@saras76) November 19, 2024
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, always ready to hit the rhetorical panic button, accused Mace of “bullying” and claimed the move wasn’t just bigotry but also an attack on McBride.
But let’s call this what it is: not bullying, not bigotry, but common sense. Americans are tired of watching a fringe ideology bulldoze over biological realities, especially in spaces meant to ensure privacy and safety.
This debate didn’t spring up overnight. Gender ideology has been a centerpiece of national discourse, and it played a significant role in the 2024 election. President-elect Donald Trump made a point of addressing issues like biological men in women’s sports, and the message clearly resonated.
A recent survey from Napolitan News Service found that three-fourths of Americans oppose biological men using women’s restrooms, showers, and locker rooms. That’s not “bullying”—it’s the voice of the majority.
For Democrats to dismiss these concerns as prejudice or ignorance shows just how out of touch they are. Speaker Johnson and Rep. Mace are addressing an issue Congress has never faced before, and they’re doing it with clarity and decisiveness. While the left shouts “bigotry,” conservatives are focused on preserving privacy, safety, and sanity in public spaces. Isn’t it about time someone did?
