Dozens of transgender rights advocates gathered at a U.S. Capitol bathroom to protest a proposed policy that would prohibit the Congress' first openly trans member from using the women’s restrooms in the building.
A foster care advocate is challenging Rep. Nancy Mace's account that she was 'physically accosted' by a man who was arrested at the Capitol on Tuesday. Elliott Hinkle, 31, who founded Unicorn Solutions and advocates for child welfare and LGBTQ youths, said Mace, R-S.C., who co-chairs the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, spoke at an event celebrating 25 years of the Foster Care Independence Act, held in the Rayburn Building with at least 50 attendees.
'I want to express deep disappointment in the fact that Congresswoman Nancy Mace came to a national foster youth event, told participating youth that it was a safe space — and literally had one of them arrested by Capital police for simply shaking her hand and asking about trans rights,' Dickson wrote. Foster Care Alumni, Capitol Police and a spokesperson for Mace’s office did not immediately respond to requests for comment Wednesday night.
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