Why Megyn Says ‘Now Is the Time to Speak Up’ About the Problem with ‘Men in Women’s Spaces’

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced on Wednesday that single-sex facilities in Capitol and House office buildings are “reserved for individuals of that biological sex.” You can read more about it here.

The decision followed a resolution from Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) that was aimed at “prohibiting members, officers, and employees of the House from using single-sex facilities other than those corresponding to their biological sex” ahead of Representative-elect Sarah McBride (D-DE) – the first openly transgender person elected to Congress – taking office in early January. 

On Wednesday’s show, Megyn reacted to the controversy and explained why more and more Americans will not accept equivocation on this issue. Below is some of what she had to say:

[Editor’s Note: You can learn more about Megyn’s position on preferred pronouns here.]

Megyn’s Response

“Of course you should treat this person with dignity and make sure that there is a gender neutral bathroom available. But there are other congressmen – well, mostly congresswomen – trying to virtue signal right now. I am so sick of these losers. 

Rep. Suzan DelBene, who represents Washington’s first congressional district, identifies herself as a “wife, mom, grandma, dog mom.” She tweeted: “Nancy Mace was the first woman to graduate from The Citadel. She knows full well the pain of gender discrimination [and] the impact of bigoted policies. This is bullying [and] she should be ashamed.”

Gender discrimination? Segregated by sex bathrooms are not discriminatory, madam, which you should know as a member of Congress. They are entirely constitutional and have been upheld by the high court. There is absolutely nothing unconstitutional, illegal, or inappropriate about keeping women’s bathrooms for biological women only. There are no other kinds of women.

Your virtue signaling on the left has already cost you a presidential election, the Senate, and the House. Go ahead and take on this issue at your peril. You may think you are on steady ground because now we are talking about adults and not kids. But do you know what grown-ups we are talking about? Women. And we are sick of your sh-t. 

I know this is not just a women’s issue. I know my male viewers and listeners are with me on this, too. Now is the time to speak up. We just had a whole presidential election in which the trans issue was the number one motivating issue for swing voters. Speak up. Use your voice. Drop a line into Speaker Mike Johnson or to your representative and say, ‘No men in women’s spaces – not in their bathrooms, not in their locker rooms, not in their prisons, not in their sports. Period.’ 

There is nothing ‘kind’ about forcing women to endanger themselves and make themselves uncomfortable for the sake of somebody else. In fact, this is what McBride himself tried to use to shame us. 

Sarah McBride was formerly Tim McBride. Oh, I ‘deadnamed’ him. He was Tim McBride for over 20 years, and then, as a senior at American University, suddenly declared himself a woman. He never became a woman; he became a man dressing as one. He changed his name to Sarah, which I would call him if he were here. But in order to make clear to you what we are talking about, I am going to point out that he used to be Tim and now he is Sarah. 

So, Sarah McBride responded to Nancy Mace’s resolution by posting on X: “Every day Americans go to work with people who have life journeys different than their own and engage with them respectfully, I hope members of Congress can muster that same kindness.”

This is what they do. They use words like ‘kind’ to shame us into silence and away from a position that would protect ourselves and our comfort. There is nothing wrong with saying, ‘I am uncomfortable with you, Mr. McBride, coming into my bathroom.’ 

This is yet another situation that underscores the danger of using preferred pronouns. How can you say ‘she cannot come into the women’s room’? That doesn’t work? Sarah McBride is a he. He may not go into Nancy Mace’s bathroom because he is a man and Nancy Mace’s bathroom is for women. That’s it. 

If anybody on Capitol Hill has any questions, you can email me.”

You can check out Megyn’s full analysis by tuning in to episode 949 on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you like to listen. And don’t forget that you can catch The Megyn Kelly Show live on SiriusXM’s Triumph (channel 111) weekdays from 12pm to 2pm ET.