Washington, DC – Equality PAC released the following statement on Speaker Johnson’s decision to ban transgender people from using bathrooms that match their Identity in the U.S. Capitol.
“Speaker Johnson’s decision to ban transgender Members of Congress, staff, interns, and visitors to the United States Capitol Building from using bathrooms that correspond with their identity is a direct attack on transgender Americans, including incoming Congresswoman-Elect Sarah McBride. And to do this on Transgender Day of Remembrance makes this even more cruel,” said Equality PAC Co-Chairs Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-CA) and Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-NY). “Luckily, transgender Americans like Sarah and many others will rise above this hate, and we will be right there with them, continuing to advocate to protect and expand their rights. Equality PAC has helped elect a slate of 12 LGBTQ Members of Congress that will focus on lowering costs for families and supporting their neighbors in their districts. If extremists on the right want to play politics and fundraise off this type of disgusting rhetoric, we will continue to push for policies that improve the lives of the people we represent.”
Equality PAC’s mission is simple: to elect more LGBTQ+ persons to Congress — individuals who will have a seat at the table, impact the debate, and humanize the LGBTQ community’s concerns. All the funds we raise are used to elect and re-elect LGBTQ persons to Congress and secondarily support strong LGBTQ community allies who will proudly and unapologetically stand with us in the fight to pass the Equality Act and equal protection under our nation’s laws.
In the short time that Equality PAC has existed, Equality PAC has played an unmatched role in making history for the LGBTQ community, electing LGBTQ leaders at the federal level such as current House Members Sharice Davis (Kansas); Ritchie Torres (New York); Becca Balint (Vermont); Robert Garcia (California); Eric Sorensen (Illinois); Angie Craig (Minnesota); and Chris Pappas (New Hampshire), as well as former House Member Mondaire Jones (New York). Equality PAC has been instrumental in winning key races that have determined control of Congress because we know that without pro-Equality majorities, the progress our community has made and the civil rights and equal protections we have fought so hard for, and are still fighting for every day, remain in jeopardy.
