On Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) took a definitive stand against the transgender cult by declaring that “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."
I have no doubt the fight is far from over, but it’s an important victory that we must fight. Why? Because this isn’t a debate about bathrooms.
Of course, that’s exactly how the left is trying to frame it.
In response to Johnson’s policy, Rep. Tim "Sarah" McBride (D-Del.), to his credit, is choosing not to fight the policy.
“I'm not here to fight about bathrooms,” he said in a statement. “I'm here to fight for Delawareans and to bring down costs facing families. Like all members, I will follow the rules as outlined by Speaker Johnson, even if I disagree with them.”
“This effort to distract from the real issues facing this country hasn't distracted me over the last several days, as I've remained hard at work preparing to represent the greatest state in the union come January,” he added.
I want to give him credit for accepting the rules, but I think it’s a ruse. I fully expect his fellow Democrats to keep fighting on this issue on his behalf. In fact, Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) has already virtue signaled his support for McBride.
“There’s no job I’m afraid to lose if it requires me to degrade anyone,” Fetterman wrote in a post on X/Twitter. “If that’s a defining issue for a voter, there will be a different candidate. We have a bathroom in my office that anybody is welcome to use, including Representative-elect [Tim] Sarah McBride.”
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What Fetterman and others on the left don’t understand is that this issue isn’t actually about bathrooms.
Letting men use women's restrooms degrades real women and tells them their safety, privacy, and dignity aren't important. McBride looks like a dude in drag and sounds like a man when he talks. He is a man pretending to be a woman, and telling real women that they have a share private spaces with a man is wrong on every level.
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), who brought this issue to the forefront with legislation barring biological men from using women’s restrooms, is a survivor of sexual assault. The idea that she — or any woman — should be compelled to share a private space with a man simply because he grows his hair out and puts on makeup is not just unsettling; it’s deeply wrong.
Public restrooms are among the few remaining protected spaces where women can feel safe. Policies that disregard this reality send an alarming message: women’s privacy, safety, and dignity are less important than ideological posturing. I don't care what Fetterman or any other Democrat claims; protecting these spaces isn’t about exclusion, and it's not degrading anyone. It’s about ensuring women’s fundamental right to feel secure and respected in environments free from unnecessary risks.
Don’t let Democrats reframe this issue by making it about bathrooms. It’s about whether society will continue to value women’s safety and dignity or erode those protections under the umbrella of progressivism. And, of course, this is about the broader issue of whether we, as a society, are going to legitimize the idea that men can become women or vice versa. We have to fight this insanity on every battlefield, and that includes sex-segregated spaces and sports.
