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Sarah McBride Says She's 'Not Here to Fight About Bathrooms'
Mike Johnson banning transgender women from using female-only bathrooms in Congress.McBride, the first openly transgender woman elected to Congress, made the announcement on Wednesday in a statement posted on social media commenting: "I'm not here to fight about bathrooms."Earlier on Wednesday, Johnson released a statement in which he said, "All single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House Office buildings—such as restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms—are reserved for individuals of that biological sex."Transgender rights have become highly contentious across the U.S. in recent years, with a number of Republican-controlled states passing legislation banning transgender women from participating in women's sports or accessing female-only bathrooms.I'm not here to fight about bathrooms.