Transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr insists being 'every bit as biologically female as cis women'

Montana authorities Rep. Zooey Zephyr, a Democrat, argued that transgender radical who place arsenic women are arsenic valid biologic women arsenic familial females.

"I virtually conscionable got retired of meetings with members of Congress & utilized the bath connected my mode out," the lawmaker wrote connected X Wednesday afternoon. "Trans women are women—full stop. We're each spot arsenic 'biologically female' arsenic cis women & @SpeakerJohnson's connection doesn't alteration the information that women's spaces see trans women."

Zephyr was responding to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who announced a caller bath policy for the U.S. Capitol connected Wednesday successful effect to contention related to transgender Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del.

"All single-sex facilities successful the Capitol and House Office Buildings — specified arsenic restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms — are reserved for individuals of that biologic sex," Johnson said successful a connection obtained by Fox News Digital. "It is important to enactment that each Member bureau has its ain backstage restroom, and unisex restrooms are disposable passim the Capitol." 

Montana State Rep. Zooey Zephyr, D-Missoula, stands successful protestation arsenic demonstrators are arrested successful the location assemblage connected April 24, 2023, successful the Montana State Capitol successful Helena. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)

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"Women merit women’s lone spaces," helium added. He besides told reporters, "But we person single-sex facilities for a reason, and women merit women's lone spaces. And we're not anti anyone. We're pro-women, and I deliberation it's an important argumentation for america to continue. It's ever been the, I guess, an unwritten policy, but present it's successful writing." 

Zephyr begged to differ, however.

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks arsenic Republican statesmanlike campaigner erstwhile President Donald Trump listens during a quality conference, Friday, April 12, 2024, astatine Mar-a-Lago successful Palm Beach, Fla.  (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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The lawmaker added successful a pursuing post, "This rage-baiting is truthful detached from the day-to-day world of being trans. It's obsessive and unhinged and an endless reminder that these folks person thing to connection but fearfulness and rage."

Fox News' Danielle Wallace and Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.