U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson departs a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on November 19, 2024.Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Republicans signal support for a ban on bathroom access for first transgender House member

'We're not going to have men in women's bathrooms,' House Speaker Mike Johnson said

by · National Post

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson signaled support Tuesday for a Republican effort to ban Democrat Sarah McBride — the first transgender person to be elected to Congress — from using women’s restrooms in the Capitol once she’s sworn into office next year.

“We’re not going to have men in women’s bathrooms,” Johnson told The Associated Press. “I’ve been consistent about that with anyone I’ve talked to about this.”