Former member of Parliament Vladimir Luxuria, said she relates to the controversy facing Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender person elected to the Congress.

Del., called some Republican lawmakers' push to block transgender people from using restrooms that align with their gender an "attempt to misdirect" from issues Americans care about. McBride was elected in November as the first openly transgender person to Congress.

The history of bathroom access in the U.S. Capitol is part of a broader story about how political representation in the U.S. has been limited to men until recently — female lawmakers didn't have access to a bathroom near the House chamber until 2011,