The debate over men pretending to be women and demanding access to women’s spaces has reached Congress. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) says banning men from women’s restrooms in the Capitol just doesn’t cut it anymore.
Greene recently weighed in on a resolution introduced by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) that would prevent lawmakers and House employees from using restrooms that don’t match their biological sex at birth. She argued that men should be banned from women’s restrooms in all federal buildings, not just in the Capitol.
“I support banning men from women’s restrooms in the Capitol, but that isn’t enough. Men should be banned from women’s restrooms in every federal building paid for by taxpayers,” Greene said. She also added that the American people spoke loud and clear in the November 5th elections and are fed up with what she calls a “lie.”
The resolution was sparked by Sarah McBride (D-DE), a recently elected Congresswoman who was born male. McBride didn’t hold back, calling the proposal a “blatant attempt from far-right extremists” to distract from the real issues Americans are dealing with.
Rep. Mace, who’s a rape survivor and abuse victim, isn’t backing down though. She’s made it clear she’s not going to pretend a man should be in women’s spaces. Mace’s comments really set off a firestorm on the left, with threats and some pretty harsh criticism from Democrats in Congress.
This whole thing is just the latest in a growing wave of people pushing back against men being allowed into women’s spaces. Recently, several Mountain West Conference women’s volleyball teams refused to play against San Jose State University after learning that one of its star players, Blair Fleming, is biologically male but identifies as female.
Political leaders in states like Utah and Idaho have also called for male athletes to be banned from competing in women’s sports, and Utah State University is being urged to join a lawsuit against the NCAA and Mountain West Conference over this issue.
It seems the public is starting to draw a line when it comes to pretending for the sake of empathy.
