Arkansas lawmaker, at a hearing, asks the transgender woman if she has a penis
An Arkansas lawmaker shocked onlookers this week when he asked a transgender health worker about her genitalia at a hearing on a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for minors.
Gwendolyn Herzig, a pharmacist who is a trans woman, testified Monday in support of treatment for minors during a state Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
“You said you were a trans woman?” Republican Sen. Matt McKee asked Herzig. “Do you have a penis?”
The audience erupted, with some audibly gasping and at least one person yelling, “Disgusting.”
Herzig, who holds a doctorate in pharmacy, then added: “I’m a health professional, a doctor. Please treat me as such. Next question, please.”
