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- Sarah McBride and Nancy Mace running for Congress as transgender women
- Debate over transgender rights and bathroom access
- Transphobia in politics and society
- Historical context of LGBTQ+ representation in Congress
- Impact of transgender women running for office Tone: The tone of the article is informative and critical of transphobia in politics and society.
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Sarah McBride Just Showed Nancy Mace How To Act Like A Member Of Congress
Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.) is not taking Rep. Nancy Mace’s (R-S.C.) bait. In her first interview after Mace’s weeklong, social mediafueled campaignwhich included nearly 300 posts on Xto ban her from the women’s bathroom in the House of Representatives offices, McBride showed how a member of Congress who is actually interested in governing, not grabbing […]
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