Chelsea Manning, a notorious figure known for leaking military intelligence, was apprehended on Thursday for unlawfully occupying a women's restroom at the U.
S. Capitol complex.
Manning, a 36-year-old transgender individual who was born male, was among a group of trans activists protesting a new rule introduced by House Speaker Mike Johnson. This rule forbids men from using women's restrooms within the U.S. Capitol grounds.
According to The Post Millennial, the U.S. Capitol Police informed that 15 individuals were taken into custody "for illegally protesting inside the Cannon House Office building," a protest that contravened "DC Code 22-1307 - crowding, obstructing, or incommoding."
Manning, a former Army intelligence analyst, was handed a 35-year prison sentence in 2013 for leaking classified military intelligence to WikiLeaks. However, Manning's sentence was commuted by President Barack Obama, leading to her release in 2017. During her incarceration, Manning underwent gender reassignment treatments and began identifying as a woman, adopting the name "Chelsea."
The protesters staged an occupation inside the women's restroom close to Speaker Johnson's office, expressing their vehement disapproval of Johnson and Mace. Their signs bore messages such as "Congress Stop Pissing On Our Rights" and "Flush Bathroom Bigotry," which they brandished while chanting at the politicians.
Rep. Mace, who has consistently defended female-only spaces against the onslaught of radical trans activists, responded to the group with a touch of sarcasm. She used a blowhorn outside the police station to mock them, particularly targeting Manning with her comment, "From leaking state secrets to taking leaks in women's restroom, just can't seem to get it right."
The controversy was sparked when Rep. Mace announced her intention to introduce a resolution prohibiting transgender men from using female facilities within the Capitol. This was in response to the recent election of transgender Delaware rep-elect Sara McBride (D). Subsequently, Speaker Johnson implemented a resolution mandating same-sex use of bathrooms at the Capitol. This incident underscores the ongoing tension between traditional values and progressive ideologies, with the conservative perspective advocating for the preservation of female-only spaces.
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