Far-right San Antonio activist Jack Finger threatens trans women during testimony at Texas capitol

Outspoken San Antonio conservative Jack M. Finger made threats against transgender women at the state capitol last Friday during public testimony about the Texas Legislature’s so-called “bathroom bill,” Them magazine reports.

Finger made the remarks at a committee hearing for Senate Bill 8, which would restrict use of bathrooms at government buildings, prisons and schools to those corresponding to a person’s sex at birth, according to the magazine, which focuses on issues affecting the trans community. Finger also repeatedly misgendered trans women during his remarks, the publication reports.

“I’m just an old fogie and I wasn’t made for these times, but how on earth did we get to the point where men are allowed to go into women’s restrooms and locker rooms and shower with them and nobody can do anything about it? I for one am tired of that. I won’t put up with it,” Finger told the committee in remarks captured in an archived video. “I’ve seen it at least a couple of times in San Antonio, and I was tempted to help that gentleman save money on his transgendered operation by physically helping him get there.”

Finger’s apparent threat earned a rebuke from committee chair, Rep. Ken King — himself no ally to the queer community.

“Sir, we will not make threats in this committee,” King replied.

Finger responded by saying that he’d never actually tried to remove anyone’s genitals, according to the report. 

Finger belongs to the radical right anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ+ group San Antonio Family Association, and he’s a fixture at San Antonio City Council meetings, where he’s known for spouting controversial statements.

At an April council session discussing San Antonio’s Reproductive Justice Fund, Finger likened abortion travel to sex trafficking for prostitution.

SB 8, which already passed the Senate, is currently pending in the House State Affairs Committee with a little over a week left in the Texas Legislature’s special session.

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