Chelsea Manning and Raquel Willis among 15 arrested at U.S. Capitol during bathroom sit-in
Chelsea Manning and Raquel Willis were among 15 activists arrested during a transgender rights protest at the U.S. Capitol on December 5.
The demonstrators staged a sit-in inside and outside the women’s bathroom near House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office to protest against a proposed transgender bathroom ban.
The protest was organized by the Gender Liberation Movement in response to:
Speaker Johnson’s announcement banning transgender women from using women’s restrooms in Capitol and House buildings.
The sit-in aimed to urge Democrats to take stronger action against anti-transgender policies and to challenge Republican efforts to restrict bathroom access for transgender individuals.
Capitol police arrested about 15 of the 25 protesters for unlawful demonstration, charging them with “crowding, obstructing, or incommoding” the Capitol.
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