It comes as lawmakers are set to determine whether to overturn a veto of a bill that would ban transgender females from competing in women's sports.
Byers said this is the first time since she was elected two years ago that another lawmaker made public, derogatory comments about her.Stephanie Byers, the first transgender lawmaker in the state She later confirmed she was referencing fellow Rep.Helmer also claimed in the April 23 email - without evidence- that girls are being raped and sodomized by 'these supposedly transgenders'.She wrote: 'Personally, I do not appreciate the huge transgender female who is now in our restrooms in the Capitol'.Cheryl Helmer wrote in an email to a constituent she does not 'appreciate' sharing the bathroom with a transgender colleague 'Little girls have been raped by these supposedly transgenders': Kansas lawmaker's unsubstantiated reason for not sharing Capitol bathroom with 'huge' trans colleague
