Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) speaks to the Press in the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Tuesday November 19, 2024. “I want to clarify my stance from earlier. Men are men, and women are women. A man cannot become a woman. I have always thought this and stand by it. However I also believe that all individuals should be treated with dignity” he states, about newly elected US Representative-elect Sarah McBride (Democrat of Delaware). Recently, US Rep. Nancy Mace (Republican of South Carolina) introduced a bill to ban transgender individuals from using the bathrooms that align most closely with their gender identity anywhere on Capitol Hill. Credit: Mattie Neretin / CNP/AdMedia