{"id":2371334,"date":"2024-11-20T15:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T20:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-mike-johnson-announces-official-bathroom-rules-for-capitol-women-deserve-womens-only-spaces\/"},"modified":"2024-11-20T15:12:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T20:12:28","slug":"speaker-mike-johnson-announces-official-bathroom-rules-for-capitol-women-deserve-womens-only-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-mike-johnson-announces-official-bathroom-rules-for-capitol-women-deserve-womens-only-spaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Mike Johnson Announces Official Bathroom Rules for Capitol: &#8216;Women Deserve Women&#8217;s Only Spaces&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fspeaker-mike-johnson-announces-official-bathroom-rules-for-capitol-women-deserve-womens-only-spaces%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=2371334&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>Recently, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson established new guidelines about \u2063bathroom use at the U.S. Capitol, permitting only women to\u200b use female \u200cfacilities. This \u200bdecision follows the election of Sarah McBride, a transgender \u200bwoman, as the first transgender U.S. representative, which has heightened \u200ddebates around gender and \u200dprivate spaces in Congress. Johnson&#8217;s directive \u200bclearly states that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christian-college-takes-biden-to-court-over-trans-mandate\/\" title=\"Christian College Takes Biden to Court Over Trans Mandate\">single-sex facilities<\/a> are reserved for individuals based on their biological sex, emphasizing that &#8220;women \u200bdeserve women\u2019s only spaces.&#8221; This has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-pressures-biden-to-cut-military-aid-to-israel-by-10-billion\/\" title=\"Bernie Sanders urges Biden to reduce Israel&#039;s military aid by B\">sparked significant discussion<\/a>, particularly from \u2064GOP Representative Nancy Mace, who <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">criticized allowing biological males access<\/a>\u200c to women\u2019s bathrooms and other private areas,\u2062 reiterating the divide in opinions regarding transgender individuals&#8217; rights and spaces in government facilities. The topic remains contentious,\u200c reflecting\u2063 broader national debates around\u2064 transgender issues.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Congressional first is forcing Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to set some ground rules about bathroom use.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mike-johnson-sets-record-straight-little-secret-trump-says-already-big-impact-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johnson<\/a> announced that women &mdash; and only women &mdash; would be allowed to use female facilities at the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; BREAKING: Speaker Johnson just announced that men are banned from the girl&rsquo;s bathrooms and locker rooms on Capitol Hill. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BkNlhH6Anr\">pic.twitter.com\/BkNlhH6Anr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1859286136255820237?\">November 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House Office Buildings &mdash; such as restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms &mdash; are reserved for individuals of that biological sex,&rdquo; Johnson&rsquo;s missive read.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The speaker continued: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s important to note that each Member office has its own private restroom, and unisex restrooms are available throughout the Capitol.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And to hammer his point home, Johnson added: &ldquo;Women deserve women&rsquo;s only spaces.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson&rsquo;s Wednesday message comes on the heels of heightened tension in Congress, following the election of transgender Rep.-elect Sarah McBride of Delaware &mdash; who was born Tim McBride.<\/p>\n<p>McBride, the first transgender U.S. representative in history, immediately drew the ire of South Carolina GOP Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/not-going-tolerate-gops-nancy-mace-gives-first-trans-rep-reality-check-start-new-term\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nancy Mace<\/a>, who immediately brought forth resolution regarding bathroom usage shortly after McBride&rsquo;s win.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">McBride, a biological male, does not get a say in women&rsquo;s private spaces. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lyudPogWGw\">https:\/\/t.co\/lyudPogWGw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepNancyMace\/status\/1858665848208056348?\">November 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;McBride, a biological male, does not get a say in women&rsquo;s private spaces,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-rep-nancy-mace-humiliates-lib-professor-shows-texts-hitting-congressional-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mace<\/a> posted to X on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sarah McBride doesn&rsquo;t get a say. I mean, this is a biological man,&rdquo; Mace told reporters on Monday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/18\/politics\/nancy-mace-anti-transgender-bathroom-ban-capitol-sarah-mcbride\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mace added that McBride &ldquo;does not belong in women&rsquo;s spaces, women&rsquo;s bathrooms, locker rooms, changing rooms, period, full stop.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The topic of transgenderism was a hot-button issue leading up to the resounding Nov. 5 victory of President-elect Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>While failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris generally tried to avoid the topic, the far-left issue of transgenderism was inextricably linked to the Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, one of the most effective ads that Trump capitalized on was a rather simple moniker:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kamala is for they\/them.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump is for you. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yk1KBgMH4f\">pic.twitter.com\/Yk1KBgMH4f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1837095668726333685?\">September 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kamala is for they\/them,&rdquo; the straightforward attack ad went, before adding, &ldquo;President Trump is for you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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