‘Proud transphobe’ Nancy Mace targets RuPaul & Congressional Black Caucus on her way out of Congress

As South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace’s time in Congress winds down, she’s taking swipes at RuPaul’s place in history and the Congressional Black Caucus’ place in Congress.In one of Mace’s more bizarre assaults on LGBTQ people, she displayed photos of RuPaul during a congressional hearing. The images came from an exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Citing a recent White House report that criticized the museum for including LGBTQ figures and media in its exhibits, Mace attacked Smithsonian leaders specifically for featuring RuPaul.“Do you know how many kids get raped by adults every year in this country? This kind of thing, when you are dressing men up as women, drag queens, you're putting this kind of crap in front of kids, sexualizes them and makes them more vulnerable to people that want to rape them or abuse them,” Mace said.Related: The internet has turned Rep. Nancy Mace's humiliating election loss into comedy goldShe went on to ask whether Smithsonian leaders believed transgender people could transition. The officials responded that the question was outside the scope of their work. Mace then attacked RuPaul, who is not transgender, by name. “RuPaul is a man that dresses like a woman, literally,” Mace said.Other drag queens who have appeared on RuPaul's Drag Race have already threatened to sue Mace over the remarks.But Mace didn’t limit her attacks this week to the LGBTQ community. She also targeted lawmakers of color who organize around issues affecting minority communities. The lawmaker, who recently lost a bid for the South Carolina governor’s race, coming fifth place during the Republican primary, introduced a House resolution this week that would bar the formation of congressional caucuses organized around race, ethnicity or national origin.Related: ‘Drag Race’ stars threaten to ‘sue’ Nancy Mace over attack on drag queensThat would eliminate the Congressional Black Caucus, which has historically bee