Journalist reveals Nancy Mace once 'framed herself as a pro-LGBT, social moderate'
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) has been one of the most outspoken lawmakers after Sarah McBride — who became the first openly transgender person elected to Congress — secured her win earlier this month.
Mace's and other GOP lawmakers' complaints resulted in Speaker Mike Johnson announcing that "single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House office buildings would be available only to those of that biological sex," according to the New York Times.
In an op-ed published by MSNBC, independent journalist Brad Polumbo called out Mace's recent about-face on LGBTQ issues.
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"I, for one, am surprised to see Mace launching this culture war crusade," Polumbo writes, "because when I interviewed her in 2021, shortly after she took office, she framed herself as a pro-LGBT, social moderate."
"I strongly support LGBTQ rights and equality," the South Carolina congresswoman told Polumno. "No one should be discriminated against. I have friends and family that identify as LGBTQ. Understanding how they feel and how they’ve been treated is important. Having been around gay, lesbian, and transgender people has informed my opinion over my lifetime.”
Polumbo notes that Mace wrote on social media earlier this week: "Just because a Congressman wants to wear a mini skirt doesn’t mean he can come into a women’s bathroom. There is nothing the Radical Left can do to stop me from protecting women and girls."
The journalist emphasizes, "But 'protecting women and girls' is not what Mace is actually doing, and it’s not just the 'Radical Left' that disagrees with her stand: Many moderate right-of-center Americans like myself also find her grandstanding disappointing, because there’s no actual 'safety' issue being addressed here."
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Polumbo's full column is available at this link.
