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Elizabeth Urban

Republican Lawmaker Responds to Historic Election of Trans Congress Member by Introducing Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill

After Sarah McBride (left) became the first-ever openly transgender congress member to be elected, South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace introduced a bill to ban transgender women from using the Capitol's female restrooms. (Credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images; Reuters)

After the first-ever openly transgender congress member was elected, a Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill to ban transgender women from using the Capitol's female restrooms.

Delaware state Senator Sarah McBride, a Democrat, will become the first openly transgender person to serve in Congress once she takes office in the House of Representatives in January. However, South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace has now introduced a bill that would require lawmakers and employees to use facilities corresponding to their "biological sex," as reported by NBC News.

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