At a recent town hall event, singer and rapper Tish Hyman inquired of U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) if, as governor of California, he would support allowing men into women’s locker rooms. In his response, Swalwell sidestepped the question, stating that he believes “women shouldn’t be harassed in locker rooms.”
“So, are men banned from women’s restrooms now? That’s really what we need clarity on,” Hyman stated. Swalwell replied, “Women shouldn’t be harassed in locker rooms. That’s a crime.”
“Can you just give me a straight answer?” Hyman pressed. “Do you oppose men being in women’s locker rooms and sports?”
The congressman again avoided a direct answer, saying, “Let me be clear, it’s not appropriate for men to harass women in the women’s locker room. That shouldn’t happen.”
Hyman responded emphatically, “This is happening everywhere in America. There are currently 45 men in women’s prisons who are abusing women!”
The “Lucky” singer emphasized to the audience that “trans men are not women and they are harming women,” insisting, “It doesn’t matter whether you’re a Democrat or Republican; we must support women!”
“This is affecting our girls, our women. I’m here to make you aware. Open your eyes,” Hyman said, as the crowd applauded loudly.
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Turning back to Swalwell, Hyman said, “Millions stand with me. Black individuals—our civil rights are being used to push this forward.”
“If you aspire to be governor, then action is needed because I assure you, this won’t be Tish Hyman’s last time in Congress,” she remarked. Swalwell responded, “I will ensure your children’s safety.”
Later, an audience member asked Hyman if he would also protect transgender children. Hyman replied firmly, “There are no transgender children. There are just children.”
“Stop altering children!” Hyman exclaimed. “No child should make such decisions! If I were 12, I might have wanted to change, but that would be wrong and abusive. Don’t force your child to be transgender!”
“That’s abusive. Transgender kids? That’s simply not accurate,” she added. “There are only men and women. Think critically. Stop using this harmful language.”
This isn’t the first time Hyman has spoken out regarding the issues women and children encounter due to transgender policies.
Recently, she protested outside the Shakopee Women’s Correctional Facility in Minnesota against a state policy that permits men identifying as women to share facilities with women in prisons.
Earlier this month, she urged lawmakers nationwide to “act immediately to establish and enforce laws that protect women’s spaces,” advocating for the exclusion of men from women’s public restrooms.
Hyman has also confronted California Sen. Scott Wiener following an incident at a Gold’s Gym locker room involving a man who claimed to be a woman.
