An elementary school teacher in Louisiana reportedly posted on Facebook that it is “enjoyable” to confuse students about gender identity.
The teacher, Blaine Banghart, teaches music at an elementary school and uses the prefix “Mx.” as opposed to “Mr.” or “Mrs.,” according to Fox News.
"The kids are all confused and asking why I have a mustache if I’m a girl, if I’m Mr. Banghart now, why am I trying to look like a boy, etc.," Banghart wrote in the post, adding that "I’m just ignoring these questions/redirecting, so I don’t get in trouble."
“Though some of the reactions are hurtful (I’m not mad- they’re kids and don’t mean harm), I’m mostly just enjoying all the confusion about 'what' I am. Wondering what they're going to do when I have the mustache AND a skirt later this week lol,” the teacher added.
This teacher claims that she enjoys causing her students to be confused about her gender identity. pic.twitter.com/SQNZEtazGs
— 👁 Inside The Classroom (@EITC_Official) November 27, 2022
Fox noted that parents discussed the teacher’s dress code and behavior in a school board meeting in March.
The Twitter account “Inside the Classroom” wrote that the teacher is a biological woman who has undergone transgender health services.
This is a woman who had her chest chopped off and is on testosterone.
— 👁 Inside The Classroom (@EITC_Official) November 27, 2022
In a previous video, the teacher said that “preferred adjectives” are another form of “allyship” for LGBTQ+ people.
Apparently teacher allyship includes one’s preferred adjectives. I guess @MattWalshBlog was on to something. pic.twitter.com/3YJfsgx8vy
— 👁 Inside The Classroom (@EITC_Official) November 23, 2022
At the school board meeting in March, the time allotted for public comment evolved into “arguments and yelling over the dress code and this educator,” the Shreveport Times reported.
According to the Times, in January, Banghart posted a video on TikTok explaining that they couldn’t be “out” at work.
"Do not come up in my comments saying I am because I'm not. I live in Louisiana and it sucks here," Banghart reportedly said in the video.