Glees football coach Shannon Beiste shares his decision to transition to male Dot Marie Jones character explains: I never felt like my body matched who I was in the inside 17 JANUARY 2015 | BY GREG HERNANDEZ Viewers of the Fox series Glee learned on Fridays episode that William McKinley High Schools football coach Shannon Beiste is transitioning from female to male. Beiste, portrayed by Emmy nominee Dot Marie Jones, shared with school principal Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) and assistant football coach Sam Evans (Chord Overstreet) that he has gender dysphoria - the formal diagnosis used by psychologists and physicians to describe people who identify as transgender. Ive felt like this my whole life. Growing up I was really confused - I thought I was just a tomboy, Beiste says. No matter what I did, I never felt at home in my own skin. I never felt like my body matched who I was in the inside. The coach adds: Ive got to do this for my own peace of mind, Ive got to get my body in alignment with how I see myself. Sylvester, naturally, gets a few zingers in: When you think about it, its not that big of a stretch. But even the normally heartless Sylvester shows she has a heart when she tells Beiste that his job will be waiting for her. Weve got your back.
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