{"id":2371274,"date":"2024-11-20T13:02:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T18:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-push-transgender-day-of-remembrance-after-bathroom-ban-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-20T13:02:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T18:02:44","slug":"house-democrats-push-transgender-day-of-remembrance-after-bathroom-ban-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-push-transgender-day-of-remembrance-after-bathroom-ban-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House Democrats push Transgender Day of Remembrance after bathroom ban- Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-democrats-push-transgender-day-of-remembrance-after-bathroom-ban-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2371274&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Democrats have introduced a resolution \u2063to honor Transgender Day \u200bof Remembrance\u2062 in response to a recent GOP proposal banning an incoming transgender lawmaker from using female bathrooms in the Capitol. This resolution aims to pay \u200ctribute to transgender individuals who have\u2062 suffered violence and to highlight the resilience of the transgender community. It comes <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">amid increasing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gloria-steinem-selena-gomez-brie-larson-sign-letter-supporting-transgenderism\/\" title=\"Gloria Steinem, Selena Gomez, Brie Larson Sign Letter Supporting Transgenderism\">anti-transgender rhetoric<\/a><\/a> \u200band legislation, with nearly 100 Democrats co-sponsoring the resolution, led by \u200dCongresswoman Pramila Jayapal and other \u2063members\u200c of the\u200d Congressional Equality Caucus.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 resolution is one of the first legislative \u2063actions taken by House\u2063 Democrats following Representative\u200d Nancy Mace&#8217;s introduction of a bill targeting Sarah McBride, the first transgender member of Congress. House Speaker Mike Johnson has supported the\u200c bathroom ban, proposing that all single-sex facilities in the Capitol be designated for\u2063 individuals of their biological sex, while emphasizing the availability of unisex restrooms. The path forward for the resolution remains uncertain, as Mace\u2063 is urging its inclusion in upcoming \u2063House rules legislation to be voted\u200d on in January 2025.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House Democrats push Transgender Day of Remembrance in wake of GOP bathroom ban<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1886110\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House Democrats<\/a> are honoring <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/transgender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">transgender<\/a> people &ldquo;lost to horrific violence&rdquo; and the &ldquo;strength and resilience&rdquo; of the community in a new resolution introduced Wednesday, one of the first policy responses to <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">GOP<\/a> proposals to ban an incoming transgender lawmaker from using female bathrooms in the Capitol.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Though Transgender Day of Remembrance is already a national observance honored every year on Nov. 20, the resolution is the first piece of legislation dropped by House Democrats after Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-mace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Nancy Mace<\/a> (R-SC) introduced a bill this week targeting Rep.-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/sarah-mcbride-first-transgender-member-congress-house-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sarah McBride<\/a> (D-DE), the first transgender member of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As anti-transgender rhetoric and legislation has increased in the United States over recent years, unfortunately so has anti-transgender violence,&rdquo;&nbsp;Congressional Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), who also serves as co-chairwoman of the Congressional Equality Caucus&rsquo;s Transgender Equality Task Force, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Too many transgender people have been killed just for living as their true, authentic selves,&rdquo; Jayapal continued. &ldquo;These instances, coupled with countless other acts of discrimination, are terrifying &mdash; but we won&rsquo;t waver. I will never back down from fighting to ensure that all trans individuals can exist freely without fear of hate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 100 House Democrats signed onto the <a href=\"https:\/\/jayapal.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/JAYAPA_120_xml.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">resolution<\/a> as co-sponsors. Jayapal introduced this resolution last year, as well, and was joined by Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA),  fellow task force co-chairwoman, in leading the legislation, as well as Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), who is chairman of the equality caucus.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution was announced shortly before House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3236211\/johnson-issues-policy-banning-transgender-individuals-fm-single-sex-bathroom-capitol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">released his policy stance<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-admonish-offensive-mace-transgender-bathroom-ban-proposal-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Democrats admonish &#039;offensive&#039; Mace transgender bathroom ban proposal - Washington Examiner\">bathroom ban proposal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House Office Buildings &mdash;&nbsp;such as&nbsp;restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms &mdash; are reserved for individuals of that biological sex,&rdquo; Johnson said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is important to note that each Member office has its own private restroom, and unisex restrooms are available throughout the Capitol,&rdquo; the speaker continued. &ldquo;Women deserve women&rsquo;s only spaces.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It is not yet clear how the resolution would be moved forward through the House. Mace is pushing Johnson to include it in the House rules legislation next year, which lawmakers will vote on shortly after being sworn into the 119th Congress on Jan. 3, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3235335\/democrats-mace-transgender-bathroom-ban-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">quick to blast Mace&rsquo;s bill as &ldquo;offensive&rdquo; <\/a>but argued that they have better things to do with their time than be &ldquo;constantly responding to every little stupid, petty thing they do.&rdquo; House Democratic leaders sidestepped questions Tuesday on whether they would push for gender-neutral bathrooms or how they would respond to the attacks on their fellow caucus member.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mace has said she is not advocating the construction of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-launches-gender-inclusive-bathroom-app\/\" title=\"Harvard Launches \u2018Gender Inclusive\u2019 Bathroom App\">gender-neutral bathroom<\/a> near the House floor that McBride could use.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let me explain it as simply as I can: Men don&rsquo;t have the right to be in women&rsquo;s restrooms,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3235335\/democrats-mace-transgender-bathroom-ban-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mace sai\">Mace sai<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3235335\/democrats-mace-transgender-bathroom-ban-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"d\">d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1886110\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1886110\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Democrats honor Transgender Day of Remembrance amid GOP bathroom ban<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2371275,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP19137628704523.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45271,33723,33240,45388,32076],"class_list":["post-2371274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bathroom-ban","tag-house-democrats","tag-lgbtq-rights","tag-transgender-day-of-remembrance","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP19137628704523.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2371274"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2371278,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371274\/revisions\/2371278"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2371275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2371274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2371274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2371274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}