JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Brandon Boulware wanted to make it clear to Missouri lawmakers that the decisions they make in Jefferson City have far-reaching effects to families all over the state.
He knows because he said one of the bills they were considering – House Joint Resolution 53 – would threaten his daughter’s happiness and future.
Boulware spoke before the Missouri House of Representatives during a committee hearing on March 3, which also happened to be his daughter’s birthday.
“And I chose to be here. She doesn’t know that. She thinks I’m at work,” he explained in the now-viral video shared on social media and seen by millions of people worldwide.
Boulware introduced himself as a lifelong Missourian, a Christian and son of a Methodist minister. He also said he’s a father of two boys and two girls, “including a wonderful and beautiful transgender daughter.”
For years, he didn’t understand why his daughter wanted to wear dresses or have long hair. He forced her to wear boy clothes, have short haircuts and play on the boys’ sports team. Boulware said he did it to protect his child, her siblings and himself.
“I wanted to avoid those inevitable questions as to why my child did not look and act like a boy,” he told lawmakers.
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