Nance Mace, a South Carolina Representative, recently introduced a bill seeking a ban on transgender individuals from using single-sex facilities in
According to the proposed legislation, known as the “Protecting Women’s Private Spaces Act,” the facilities include bathrooms, locker rooms, or changing rooms, on federal property unless they align with their biological sex.
Mace’s bill went ahead to define “federal property” as any building or land owned by a U.S. government agency, including the Department of Defense and the U.S. Postal Service, including property owned by the municipal government of Washington, D.C., as well as the governments of U.S. territories.
Mace, in a stance which appears to be taking a hit at the transgender women in the House, introduced a bill that will have implications for not just bathrooms in Capitol Hill but various locations like national parks and museums.
Speaking on the bill which was introduced on Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day that has been observed every year on November 20th since 1999, Mace said it’s in the interest of women and girls.
In a statement on Wednesday, Mace responded to criticisms over the proposed legislation, promising to shamelessly call out the “radical left” for putting “women and girls in harm’s way”.
“The radical Left says I’m a ‘threat.’ You better believe it. And I will shamelessly call you out for putting women and girls in harm’s way. Women fought for these spaces, and I will not let them be erased to score political points with a small but loud activist class,” Mace said.
Meanwhile, the proposed bill received support from the Republican Speaker Mike Johnson. He also expressed his backing for the ban on transgender women using women’s bathrooms on Capitol Hill.
According to him, private restrooms are available in every member office in the Capitol and that unisex bathrooms are accessible throughout the building.
Explaining further on her introduction of the legislation, Mace expressed defiance, saying threatening her won’t deter her because she’s determined to use the bill to safeguard the well-being of women and girls.
“Did you really think that threatening me would deter me? Think again. I have taken it upon myself to introduce a new bill that will safeguard the well-being of women and girls across the entire nation, on every federal property,” the Republican Mace posted on X.
