“Jimmy, I’m a black woman and a lesbian.
How the hell do you think I’m doing?” –   
Wanda Sykes, to Jimmy Kimmel when he asked her mood since the election.

No sooner had Sarah McBride from Delaware made history as the first openly transgender member of the House of Representatives, than Speaker of the House Mike Johnson flexed his muscles.  Since he has general control of the House facilities, he passed this rule: “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.”  In answering accusations of being anti-McBride, he said, “We’re not anti-anyone.  We’re pro-woman,” adding, “We have single-sex facilities for a reason.  Women deserve women’s only spaces.”  How did McBride respond?  She said she would comply with the rule – which then drew even more criticism from the people who wanted her to be the Rosa Parks of the Bidet.  “I am not here to fight about bathrooms.  I’m here to fight for Delawareans…Like all members, I will follow the rules outlined by Speaker Johnson, even if I disagree with them.”

Let me interject my two cents, for whatever it’s worth (perhaps only two cents).  I truly understand people having some issues with trans people – particularly if they don’t know any.  These days, everyone seems to have an issue about something or other.  So, why not just eliminate gender?  Let’s have All-Gender Bathrooms, one gold medal for the Best Gymnast, and one Oscar for Best Performer.  It would solve a whole lotta problems – although I believe in some instances, one biological gender might have the edge over the other.  But, eh, that’s life.