Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) said Tuesday that transgender Democratic Rep.-elect Sarah McBride is “absolutely” the reason behind her new bathroom bill that seeks to ban trans women from using female bathrooms inside the Capitol.
“I’m not going to stand for a man, someone with a penis in the women’s locker room — that’s not ok,” Mace said.
“I’m a victim of abuse myself. I’m a rape survivor. I have PTSD from the abuse I’ve suffered at the hands of a man,” she continued.
“I know vulnerable how women and girls are in private spaces so I’m absolutely 100% going to stand in the way of any man who wants to be in a women’s restroom.”
It comes after Mace unveiled a resolution Monday that would ban transgender women from using the female restrooms — drawing immediate criticism from McBride, who is set to be the first openly transgender member of Congress.
