He huffed about how the question wasn’t “appropriate” even though his bill would result in kids being asked that same question.

A Republican state rep from Michigan testifying about his anti-trans sports bill on Monday was left speechless after an out Democratic colleague began his questioning by asking, “Representative, can you tell me: are you trans?”

A long beat staring down out gay Democratic state Rep. Mike McFall followed, before state Rep. Jason Woolford ® managed to reply, “Are you?”

“I’m actually going somewhere with this,” he said to lawmakers in the small chamber.

“Because I want to know, how does a 14-year-old girl prove whether or not she’s trans to a 50-year-old coach?”

  • celeryfc@lemm.eeEnglish
    71·
    3 days ago

    This was definitely a thing in middle school PE class back in the 90s.

    • nomy@lemmy.zipEnglish
      10·
      3 days ago

      We had a coach in middle school who made it very clear to us on the first day that’d we’d be “dressing out” every day and we’d be expected to shower because you stink after you play sports. For the first month or so he stood outside the locker room and made sure your hair was wet, he didn’t inspect any penises, or even come into the locker room that I’m aware of, but he made sure a gym full of 11yr old boys knew they were supposed to wash themselves after physical activity.

      It was a few decades ago, and he was the same gym coach that taught “health/sex education” so I get it. It was pretty uncomfortable and awkward but some people need to be told to wash themselves. I still smell grown people out in public who clearly never had a coach explain stank to them.

      RIP. Coach J you were alright even to the nerds

    • SirSamuel@lemmy.world
      2·
      3 days ago

      The worst part was how they did it in groups. First they made you take your shirt off for the scoliosis exam. Then you put your shirt back on and drop trou for the penis inspection.

      As a fat kid it was terrible