Senator called out for transphobic comments

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00:00referred to people with a capacity for pregnancy, would that be women?

00:07Many women, cis women have the capacity for pregnancy, many cis women do not have the capacity for pregnancy.

00:13There are also trans men who are capable of pregnancy, as well as non-binary people who are capable of pregnancy.

00:18So this isn't really a women's rights issue, it's a-

00:21We can recognize that this impacts women while also recognizing that it impacts other groups.

00:26Those things are not mutually exclusive, Senator Hawley.

00:29So your view is, is that the core of this right then is about what?

00:34So I want to recognize that your line of questioning is transphobic, and it opens up trans people to violence by not recognizing that.

00:43Wow, you're saying that I'm opening up people to violence by asking whether or not women are the folks who can have pregnancies?

00:48So I want to note that one out of five transgender persons have attempted suicide.

00:56Because of my line of questioning? So we can't talk about it?

00:59Because denying that trans people exist, and pretending not to know that they exist-

01:04I'm denying that trans people exist by asking you if you're talking about women having pregnancies?

01:09Do you believe that men can get pregnant?

01:12No, I don't think men can get pregnant.

01:13So you're denying that trans people exist? Thank you.

01:15And that leads to violence? Is this how you run your classroom? Are students allowed to question you?

01:19Absolutely.

01:20Or are they also treated like this?

01:21No, no, no, they're allowed to question me.

01:22They're told that they're opening up people to violence by questioning.

01:24We have a good time in my class. You should join.

01:26My bad.

01:27You might learn a lot.

01:28I would learn a lot. I've learned a lot.

01:29I know.