Sarah McBride won't take the bait — and that makes her pretty cool
Whatever the motivation, we would proudly claim McBride as an official near-Marylander. She may be from Delaware but her focus, her discipline and her courage would always be welcome in the Free State. Baltimore Sun editorial writers offer opinions and analysis on news and issues relevant to readers. They operate separately from the newsroom.
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Opinion: There is no excuse for the bullying of Sarah McBride
Rejection of progressive orthodoxy on gender can even become a lens through which people see the world; just look at Dave Chappelle or J.K. Rowling. As writer Sam Harris put it in an election postmortem, “I know people who haven’t been touched by this issue personally, for whom it was the only issue that decided their vote.”
Sarah McBride and the way we win
"As the first and only out transgender member of Congress, Sarah will be putting herself on the line every day in a way that’s never been done before," writes HRC's Jay Brown.
Sarah McBride is in the eye of the storm – and there may be no way out
ANALYSIS: A vicious bullying campaign from her Republican colleagues-to-be about women’s bathrooms in the Capitol has put America’s first openly transgender member of congress in an impossible position,
Sarah McBride passed the first Congressional trap
Many in our community were quick to criticize Congresswoman-elect Sarah McBride, accusing her of “capitulating” to a new Congressional bathroom rule introduced by Republicans.
Sarah McBride Says She's 'Not Here to Fight About Bathrooms'
The Delaware representative-elect said: "I will follow the rules as outlined by Speaker Johnson, even if I disagree with them."
Sarah McBride on bathroom issues: 'It is an attempt to distract' by Republicans
"Every single time we hear them say the word 'trans,' look what they're doing with their right hand,” Rep.-elect Sarah McBride said.
Sarah McBride calls for bipartisanship after experiencing a ‘crash course in the dysfunction of Congress’
Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride described her first week on Capitol Hill after being elected as the first openly transgender member of Congress as a “crash course in the dysfunction" and "performance art” of the federal legislature.
Transgender Rep.-elect Sarah McBride calls GOP attacks 'an attempt to distract' from the issues
Del., the first openly transgender person elected to serve in Congress, on Sunday called House Republicans’ moves to ban her from using women’s bathrooms in the Capitol “mean-spirited” and an “attempt to misdirect” from other policy priorities.
Sarah McBride accuses Republicans of using trans row to ‘distract’ from real problems
Transgender congresswoman-elect Sarah McBride has accused Republicans of trying to “distract” from real issues with their anti-trans bill. A resolution banning trans people from using toilet facilities in the US house of representatives that don’t align with their sex assigned at birth was passed on Wednesday (20 November) – Trans Day of Remembrance.
Rep.-elect Sarah McBride says "I didn't run" for Congrees "to talk about what bathroom I use"
Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender person to be elected to Congress, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that as Republicans have sought to put forward a bathroom ban in the Capitol,
Ex-politician who faced bathroom ban in Italy says Sarah McBride is the subject of 'rank politics'
Vladimir Luxuria, who is trans, was briefly barred from using the women’s restroom when she took her seat in Italy's ...
My new colleague Sarah McBride just wants to work. Nancy Mace has other ideas.
Reps. Nancy Mace and Marjorie Taylor Greene have decided that McBride’s mere presence in Congress is a crisis, and have ...
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Sarah McBride warns Americans not to let the GOP distract them with anti-trans attacks
"Every single time we hear them say the word trans, look what they're doing with their right hand... to pick the pocket of ...
NBC anchor misgenders trans Rep.-elect Sarah McBride on TV. Here’s what newsrooms should do when that happens
Mistakes happen on the air and in everyday conversation, and the best course is to apologize, correct, and move on, then work ...
House issues restroom policy as Delaware's Sarah McBride prepares to serve in Congress
Come January, the 34-year-old will be sworn into an office under President-elect Donald Trump's second term, alongside two ...
The congressional bathroom ban is the latest transgender policy battle
Do Americans agree with Republicans' transgender bathroom bans? The history of bathroom access in the U.S. Capitol is part of ...