BY: DM
Published 2 weeks ago
U.S. Representative Nancy Mace is being dragged after repeatedly using a derogatory term for transgender individuals during a speech at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition’s spring kickoff event on April 11. LGBTQIA+ advocacy groups have since condemned Mace’s language, as anti-trans rhetoric ramps up around the country.
“While it comes as no surprise that GOP leaders continue to spread anti-trans language, condoning the use of offensive slurs is a new low,” said Keenan Crow, policy and advocacy director at One Iowa, per Hawkeye Beacon. “This kind of language serves no purpose other than to demean a group of Iowans who deserve the same respect and dignity as anyone else, and therefore should have no place in the political discourse of any serious party or public official.”
Mace’s remarks come amid a broader national debate over transgender rights. Now, members of the LGBTQIA+ community are sounding off. Here is a look at Mace’s comments and how advocates are pushing back.
Rep. Nancy Mace repeatedly used the derogatory term.
During her address at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition’s spring kickoff, Mace asked the audience, “Can I say [slur]? Can I say it three times?” before proceeding to do so. Her crude remarks elicited laughter and applause from attendees, who likely shared her bigoted views. Mace also used her speech to praise Iowa’s recently passed legislation that removed gender identity as a protected class.
Mace’s speech was titled “The Woman at the Well,” as she now appears to view herself as a vigilante for faith-based beliefs. “Sometimes the most imperfect person makes for the perfect vessel to carry God’s message. I am the woman at the well whom Jesus came back for,” Mace claimed. “Just as I was finding my own faith, the Left shut churches down. I’m here to fight for protecting our freedoms against the lunatics on the Left trying to control every aspect of our lives for far too long.”
This incident follows a similar occurrence in February, when Mace used the same slur during a House Oversight Committee hearing. Mace got clocked by Rep. Gerry Connolly after she dropped the anti-trans slur for no apparent reason. When called out, Mace responded with a cold remark: “I don’t really care.”
In November 2024, Mace introduced House Resolution 1579, aiming to restrict access to single-sex facilities in the Capitol based on individuals’ sex assigned at birth. She openly acknowledged that the resolution was specifically intended to target Rep. Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of Congress.
Rep. Nancy Mace has not been punished, but she is getting dragged.
Outside of being dragged by LGBTQIA+ advocacy groups, Mace has not been formally sanctioned for her comments. However, netizens have not let up. Mace is being regularly slammed online for her use of the anti-trans slur, and folks are not holding back.
“What we need is freedom FROM faith. Keep your theocracy out of the democracy. Separation of church and state. And for Christ’s sake, stop with the thumbs, it looks like a gang signal,” one person commented.
Another wrote, “If you support the adjudicated r@p!$+ occupying the White House, you have no business calling yourself an ally of other women or a patriot.”
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