Republicans quickly escalate their anti-trans hatred
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I don’t know if the cavalcade of vile anti-trans ads which the Trump campaign used as their closing message were material to Trump winning or not. But there is the perception that they were, and they’re certainly being treated by the press as a clever gambit rather than a Jesse Helms campaign for the 21st century. And Republicans are wasting no time making it clear that this isn’t about athletics or imaginary children getting secret surgery or undocumented prisoners, just generalized hate directed against all trans people:
South Carolina representative Nancy Mace gave a clear indication of her priorities after the Republican Party clinched a trifecta in Washington this election. But it’s not lowering the cost of living for Americans, focusing on curbing maternal mortality, or helping children access better education that she’s focused on. Instead, Mace is explicitly targeting Representative-elect Sarah McBride from Delaware, who just made history as the first transgender person ever elected to Congress and is set to be sworn in in January.
On Monday, Mace introduced a two-page resolution banning members of the House and congressional staffers from “using single-sex facilities other than those corresponding to their biological sex.” If passed, the measure would require that William McFarland, the House sergeant at arms, enforce the ban; however, it does not explain how McFarland would determine who is able to use which facilities at the Capitol.
“Sarah McBride doesn’t get a say,” Mace told reporters about the resolution. She then misgendered McBride, adding that the incoming lawmaker “does not belong in women’s spaces, women’s bathrooms, locker rooms, changing rooms, period, full stop.”
McBride pushed back against Mace’s resolution. “Every day Americans go to work with people who have life journeys different than their own and engage with them respectfully, I hope members of Congress can muster that same kindness,” she posted on X.
Speaking of sanewashing, this fawning NYT profile of Nancy Mace, Sensible Moderate from May 2023 (!) is a remarkable document, right up there with “nobody can understand Elon Musk’s incredibly complicated political positions.”