Sarah McBride is the first openly transgender person elected to the U.S. Congress, but she is not the first trans politician to be banned from using the bathroom of her choice by a hostile fellow ...

David and Sally McBride, parents of U.S.-Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., talk during a television interview with the Associated Press at the Delaware Legislative Hall in Dover, Del., Monday, Dec ...

In 2020, Sarah McBride made history as the first transgender person ever elected to a state senate seat. Now, the Delaware Democrat is running for Congress.

Sarah McBride tells PEOPLE that being the first transgender person elected to Congress proves 'this nation is big enough to love all of us,' as she celebrates her victory in Delaware.

For her part, McBride tried to defuse the situation, saying she would follow the rules. “I’m not here to fight about bathrooms,” the 34-year-old wrote in a statement.