On NewsNation's “On Balance” Wednesday, Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) said there needs to be a discussion about bathroom use. This is really overkill, like having security guards around bathrooms etc. He also cited the career of Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) as the Citadel's first female graduate, saying, “The Citadel said she didn't belong there, there was no room for women.'' There were many men who were army. As the first woman in an all-male facility, she must have had a hard time figuring out which bathrooms she was allowed to use. So Nancy Mace should know a thing or two about what it means to break down barriers to become the first transgender woman in Congress. ”
Moulton said the bathroom issue is “much different than the competitive sports issue we're talking about, because we're not talking about men using the women's restroom, we're talking about transgender women using the women's restroom. Because we're talking about using.” That's an important difference. And it's true that transgender people exist. ”
Then host Leland Wittert interjected and asked:[D]o But Democrats need not admit that: [are] Many women, and frankly men too, [are] Are there many women who look at a trans woman who still has the biological parts of being a man, look at a man, and don't want that man in the bathroom? ”
Mr Moulton replied: “I'm not a bathroom expert. The reality is, I think we need to be able to discuss this. But the Republicans came in and obviously put security guards around the bathrooms, etc. , this really goes too far when they try to attack the first transgender woman in Congress and deny her existence.”
Moulton continued, “For example, look at Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.). She was the first woman to graduate from The Citadel. There were many men who said there was no room for women in the military, and when she arrived as the first woman in an all-male facility, she found herself in every bathroom. So Nancy Mace must have had a hard time understanding what it meant to break barriers to become the first transgender woman in Congress. You should know a little bit about it, and yet she's just twisting this part and using this opportunity to attack someone. I think we need to look back at where gay rights were 30, 40 years ago, and there were a lot of people who said gay people don't exist, they're deviants, they need to be re-educated. In a way, it came to say, “No, they exist. You should be able to marry the person you love.” There are a few things to do here. But this is an important discussion. ”
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