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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 (R) 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?”

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[–] DropThePot@lemy.lol 112 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I swear to god republicans found out Penis Inspection Day wasn't real and are now making it a thing to save face.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Penis inspection day was real though. Up until ≈1974 in the USA you had to show your dick to go swimming in public pools.

[–] BlindFrog@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 4 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] BlindFrog@lemmy.world 7 points 20 hours ago

Damn @.@
The section referenced:

The Dark Secret of Swimming Pools

Main

· “A Conversation with Jeff Wiltse, Author of Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America.” University of North Carolina Press. (May 1, 2010) http://www.ibiblio.org/uncp/media/wiltse/WiltseQ%20&%20A_pb.pdf

· Wiltse, Jeff. Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America. The University of North Carolina Press. (April 23, 2007)

· Gale, Neil, Ph.D. “The Origins of Nude Swimming in Illinois Public Schools and Community Pools.” Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal. (December 20, 2016). https://drloihjournal.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-origins-of-nude-swimming-in.html

Others

· “Nude Male Swimming” Collection of articles. Historic Archives https://sites.google.com/site/historicarchives4maleswimming/home/archives---mid-20th-century-to-current/photographs

· Markowitz, Eric. “Until Fairly Recently, The YMCA Actually Required Swimmers To Be Nude.” vocativ. (April 29, 2014) http://www.vocativ.com/culture/fun/fairly-recently-ymca-actually-required-swimmers-nude/

· Jumper-Swim. “The Origins of Nude Swimming at the Y & Public Schools.” Historic Archives. https://sites.google.com/site/historicarchives4maleswimming/home/archives---mid-20th-century-to-current/stories/jumper-swim

· Norm. “Swimming naked: my high school swim team did!” Chicago Then. (November 12, 2013) http://www.chicagonow.com/chicago-then/2013/11/swimming-naked-my-high-school-swim-team-did-123/

· All Things Considered. “Plunging into Public Pools' Contentious Past.” [radio] NPR (May 26, 2007). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10407533

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hahaha.... hol' up... what do you mean not real?

/s

[–] BleatingZombie@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I just hate that it takes my pastor the whole day to do the inspection