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Ex-politician who faced bathroom ban in Italy says Sarah McBride is the subject of 'rank politics'

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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 lawmaker.

In 2006 , newly elected Vladimir Luxuria was briefly barred from using a ladies' room in Italy 's Parliament .

Luxuria said she thinks Rep. Nancy Mace 's attack on McBride was part of a bigger plan to try to divide Democrats .

Grodzka is still occasionally on the receiving end of personal attacks from Polish lawmakers.

Poland 's right-wing has embraced anti-LGBTQ sentiments in recent years .

In a 2002 documentary about Beyer, Beyer said she commonly faced questions about her gender identity that other politicians would not have to endure.