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?”

  • @joel_feila@lemmy.world
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    152 days ago

    “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?”

    Puts on rubber glove we have teasts

    • @SippyCup@feddit.nl
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      132 days ago

      Generally these tests are conducted by pedophiles and kept secret, so I can see why the GOP has no problem with them.