Glee - Beiste tells Sue and Sam he's going to have a Sex Change 6x03

[@laniejean6618]

"It's NOT who I want to go to bed with. It's who I want to go to bed as"

[@jadendiaz3615]

Perfect absolutely perfect line

[@marianar.9966]

Totally. People are still confused about homosexuality and transexuality. There are a lot of lesbians who are feminine. Like Santana.

[@OscarMPG1]

A woman?

[@marianar.9966]

@@OscarMPG1 no, a man

[@OscarMPG1]

@@marianar.9966 Last i checked, men don't have vaginas, or menstruate, or have a uterus, or produce estrogen, or can get pregnant, or go through menopause, or see a gynecologist. Bestie is a woman. No mater what BS "science" tries to tell you.

[@kickinbackwithKeira]

“This is an OUTRAGE! You don’t lie about having cancer unless you’re trying to get out of jury duty” that was hilarious

[@Tecrus]

Or to explain away a particularly bad haircut.

[@DontReferToMe24]

"Wow I really thought I had heard of every conceivable version of a gay man coming out." -Sue Sylvester

[@kassyreyes7684]

“If you think about it it’s not that big of a stretch” 😂😂😂 from that moment on sue was my favorite

[@triggeredcheeseburger932]

kassy reyes But none of her quotes over the 5 years previous to this made the cut? 😂

[@notky848]

@@triggeredcheeseburger932 right

[@beccablueeyes99]

But that was the thing. Her whole character development was that you don’t have to fit the gender norms to be who you are. You can be a strong woman that loves sport and wears pants and be a tomboy. They already had a character that was perfect to complete the trans journey. They just turned around and gave the message, if your a tomboy and like sport, you aren’t a girl, you’re a trans man.

[@analuizafelixdesouza6336]

@@beccablueeyes99 right

[@lol-uz7bl]

@@beccablueeyes99 fr

[@jbob73gardiner28]

I love sue " I possibly thought of every way for a gay guy to come out " " ok enough on the sausage details " hahaha so fricken funny

[@dayitaray3823]

I hate this storyline. Beiste’s character always showed that you’re still a girl, even if you don’t meet all the requirements of “feminine”. What this storyline did was contradict that and say “Oh you’re not feminine, obviously you’re a man

[@Oliver-ub4gc]

Yup, you said it

[@ponpokookonomi]

That’s true. 100% True.

[@user-sf9gs2pg1b]

I’m a trans guy and I whole heartedly agree. I don’t want any more tomboys transitioning only to detransition, realizing they made the wrong choice. I am so sad that cis people end transitioning. It’s depressing to think about because they become how I felt before I transitioned. Tomboys might look at this as them being transgender, when it’s not.

[@notky848]

@@user-sf9gs2pg1b you can detransition?

[@cutemissbubbly]

Ky'm Young is Crackhead_ Mentality I’m not trans but I’ve done research on trans issues including detransitioning and yes, people detransition but it’s a difficult process especially if you’re a girl who transitioned to being a guy because of the effects taking testosterone has on your voice, it’s kind of irreversible.

[@ashhanson6967]

I’m a transgender man and I hate seeing trans men portrayed in tv shows as they always get them wrong, however this is the only show that did it right so I’m grateful for that. BUT this was a stupid idea. I get that glee has always been a forward thing show and I love that about it but coach being trans came out of no where. And I liked the fact that she was very masculine while also being a woman. By making her trans the creators are basically reinforcing the stereotype that if you’re a masculine woman you’re actually a man. Meh idk. Just my thoughts.

[@futuristicfriends98]

Ash Hanson HELLO FELLOW TRANS MALE

[@dayitaray3823]

Ash Hanson you are 100% correct

[@SunBeeSmoked]

I don't think having a trans guy come out as a trans guy is reenforcing any stereotype. If anything this is breaking the stereotype that you have to know you're trans from a young age and actively feel like you were meant to be a man all along.

[@gremlyn1658]

I wish they just expanded on Unique.

[@rubykelly4879]

the tea

[@gremlyn1658]

They could've just revealed Beiste was assigned male at birth. Would've tied into Beiste saying "I'm just a girl" in an earlier season.

[@tatemitchell1479]

THIS.

[@lemonace6695]

THAT! If dealt rigth could've been HUGE and GREAT.

[@p.z.arnott2329]

That would have better

[@lolalol2502]

This story line didn't really make any sense. In the earlier seasons Coach Beiste always felt like a girl on the inside but in the last season she suddenly wants to transition into a man?? I liked her character because she showed that you don't have to follow the stereotypes placed on your gender, but then the producers decided to do a complete 180 and make her seem like she wanted to be male the whole time. I feel like the producers only created this storyline because they wanted to appeal to more audience since transgender was a big issue at the time, and they couldn't be bothered putting some thought into the storylines because they just wanted to get glee over and done with. I love glee but season 6 had really random and terrible storylines.

[@sophiayoongi5491]

Lola Lol i think that the actor transitioned in real life and they added that story line so that when he does transition, it doesn't go unexplained. Not sure tho

[@JustEdgeOfficial]

sophia Well actually the actress (Dot-Marie Jones) is openly lesbian, and not really transgender. Just as Unique (Alex Newell), who is an openly gay man.

[@saratucker8317]

100% agree, I loved that she was a woman who didn't adapt to gender norms. That she was just a woman who liked to build weights and loved sports. A role model for girls and women who love themselves how they are. I feel like they could have given this storyline to someone else and it still would have an impact.

[@iggygriffen8815]

Actually she says something like "she wants to feel like a real girl" but she doesn't so it's pretty open it does make sense. I thought it didn't at first either but i get it now.

[@noyaisraeli]

Lola Lol I agree with you. I liked Beiste’s character cause she showed that you can be a tomboy, do sports, coach a high school football team and still love men. You can do what you love, even if it’s boy stuff, and still feel like a girl. I would even say that her character was feminist. I'm not transphobic or anything, of course not, I just feel like they made her transformation to engage plot holes, which felt forced and not respectful - I 100% agree with you with all the storyline thing. I think that seasons 5 and 6 were horrible, and had no reasonable archs. They should have stopped glee at the end of the third season, even though season 4 wasn’t that bad.

[@Omojuze41]

They did a complete 180 with this character... Such a shame :/ Kinda feels like they did it for the "boom" factor, and that's it.

[@comicsandstuff7239]

Yeah I agree. I felt like it came out of nowhere, and for the last 4 seasons she seemed to be pretty happy with herself.

[@ashe1020]

Actually the actor that plays coach, got a sex change so they wrote it in.

[@mcwyman7928]

Ashe Ann No she didn't.

[@rubengabrielvaldiviesomach629]

Not really. The actress is just a lesbian.

[@positivity-prevails4209]

Wait a second wait a second wait a second wait a second so she didn’t transition into a woman she was a woman the transition into a man I never would’ve got that

[@GeorgiaAndrea]

Sue is perfect as the principal. She's so compassionate and she had proved herself to being a great leader.

[@AlphaLackey]

The fact that Jane Lynch played the villain with such lusty aplomb for so long, that makes her moment of clear humanity here all the much better. Of course it's Coach Beiste's story but both her and Sam played a dramatic role and they did it to a T.

[@Designer239]

Awww it's so nice seeing Sue finally being supportive

[@Designer239]

Chibi Terasu she hardly ever shows that side of her and that's a beautiful rare moment that we have seen and I say that she should show that side a lot more often

[@geraldlejeune572]

She has been more supportive than she gets credit for, but this scene helped show what a truly wonderful person Sue is on the inside

[@Designer239]

@@geraldlejeune572 That’s good to know that now. Thanks.

[@Justaguythatcameby]

@@geraldlejeune572 didn't she misgender Unique a lot and in porpouse?

[@MellyMaeRose]

Didn't like this storyline. Bieste was a wonderful character. This was unnecessary, out of left field, and it reinforced the false idea that if you're not a feminine enough as a woman, you must really be a man.

[@busterkeatonsbriefs]

Yeah I agree with you 100%. They wanted to introduce a transgender storyline to be progressive and instead they were regressive.

[@riam3906]

FOod LOvER Sources? As far as i know thats not true

[@itsameprincesspeach]

I really felt that way too. Actually the actress herself didn’t want this. She was very supportive of transgenders but she didn’t want girls to think that if they’re not feminine they should be men instead.

[@theviolethole4071]

The actor is trans That why

[@rzawilski]

@@theviolethole4071 No, the actor Dot Marie Jones is a cisgender woman. I agree that this was a poor writing choice. They could have introduced a transgender character without choosing the most gender non-conforming character that already exists. I think it was kind of a cop out. Just because a woman is very masculine or a man is feminine does not mean they are going to transition.

[@noyaisraeli]

Sam’s confusion in 2:38 really reminds me Finn, that in every possible scene was confused. missing himmm

[@sehershazad7715]

I'm confused because in the other seasons his whole issue was how he was a woman who didn't fit into society's standard of a woman. His whole character was supposed to show that you don't have to fit into gender norms.

[@charlikuran286]

Sue is a very complex person first she doesn't support unique ext she fully supports bieste

[@LilyGrace95]

I think the difference was that Unique was part of New Directions, and Sue just saw it as more of their "aren't we diverse" tagline than actually genuine, especially because she was just a teen (remember when she asked Kurt how he knew if he was gay or not and not to be too quick to use a label?), but by the time Bieste came out in S6, Sue had had her eyes opened and understood it more, plus Bieste was her friend and had it confirmed by a psychiatrist. Oooooor it was shitty writing because the Glee writers were clutching at straws by S6. :p

[@shecretgirl4499]

chile sakamaki sue wanted to save Unique from further bullying that's why she preferred Unique do an Ext at least outside McKinley Unique could be accepted as who she wanted to be.

[@sarahlelys9268]

@@shecretgirl4499 Yes but Sue also kept misgendering Unique, she only agreed to let Unique use a bathroom she felt safe with using if Schue met her conditions (and, granted, Sue's conditions were legit and Schue picked the wrong hill to die on, but if Sue really was supportive of Unique then she would have helped her unconditionally). Also Sue was concerned about the bullying but she was the one threatening to make a whole scandal out of Unique's role as a girl on Grease.

[@samm.6625]

As a trans guy myself, I agree with others who say that Bieste coming out as a trans man is kinda coming out of the blue. But he (yes, I will still use male pronouns because despite everything, he identifies as such and I will therefore respect him) could possibly just repressed those feelings before. But he always said he WANTED to feel like a girl. Aka he probably didn't really feel like one. But yeah, I think they could've gone in a different direction too. If they wanted to include a transman too, it would've been great to bring in Sunshine again since the actor is actually trans and has transitioned.

[@mauriciosalgadogonzalez2305]

U're respecting a fictional character.. a bad written fictional character :v

[@christopherpericolosi-king4979]

@Sammy Sergenko what???!! That's awesome! I didn't know that!

[@christopherpericolosi-king4979]

@@mauriciosalgadogonzalez2305 it's called respect, my friend. And empathy. I'm so sorry you dont seem to understand that!

[@YeetusTheFetus]

I’m nb and afab and I was the same about the “I want to feel like I was a girl but I don’t”

[@DeeL3]

Making Coach Bieste a transgender was by far one of the most forced story lines of Glee. Like, there was literally no point in them doing it. They really ruined her character by trying to make this story line work & it just didn't.

[@notky848]

The whole point of him character was so show that you can be beautfiul without being beautfiul. And I completely support trans people and their journey... but it's called a journey for a reason. Not a, wake up a man tomorrow because you just have to be too masculine to be a girl.

[@barbiexan4378]

I think this was building up because in the second season she didn’t feel like a girl because she wasn’t pretty enough so I get this story

[@Lilith-jh3lc]

Am I the only one who thought coach beiste was trans mtf and already transitioned the whole time until that erm episode-..

[@yara1896]

Not rlly, through out the show he was portrayed his dysmorphia if it was either through men or feeling as if he wasnt in the right body

[@springgreengoober]

Just because you don't like the arc you don't need to misgender him

[@ast1867]

1:33 Sam said what we're all thinking

[@allilanigan4020]

Yes! This storyline feels forced

[@genderpunktheo]

Sam being confused by the concept of transness as if he didn't spend all that time with Unique?!?! Also: the idea that you can just magically get top surgery and hormones the second you get a gender dysphoria diagnosis is NONSENSE. And as much as I love the idea of more trans guy representation, and most of this storyline is reasonably well done, it's frustrating that it goes so against Beiste's earlier character development as a masculine woman.

[@another_useless]

Yeah unique should have gotten it

[@AlphaLackey]

Sam is confused because Sam isn't that bright, that's the whole point. His confusion and his asking of 'stupid questions' is there so people in the audience with a similar confusion can hear their own concerns, and then hear them answered by Beiste. Sam plays his part to a T here.

[@MRauTObt]

Theres alot of detransitioners coming out saying they recieved those treatments upon diagnosis. Sweeping them under the rug isn't going to make the problem go away.

[@notky848]

This made literally no sense. The whole premise of Coach Bieste was to be a very masculine and unattractive woman, and to see the beauty inside. This entire show, all he want to be seen as a girl. I love Glee, and I support a trans character, but what the heck were they thinking?

[@dasty3314]

fully this!! i thought she was a trans woman!!

[@tyrennosaur]

I’m a trans guy and this pisses me off because it’s simply not proper representation - it’s forced. Also, can films and TV shows please stop using cis actors to portray trans characters?

[@_aldcdaydreams]

My thoughts exactly

[@spaceunicorn8137]

If you support trans people then stop misgendering them.

[@notky848]

@@spaceunicorn8137 why did you just reply the same thing twice

[@kamypizarro9513]

I really don't understand this. Didn't (s)he say she felt like a girly girl inside?

[@pllriverdalegleeflash8573]

DatCrazySpeedster the actor who her/him wanted a sex change so they wrote it in

[@mills4863]

not at all true...the writers told dot jones that they wanted to make her a transgender male in the show and she agreed to it ^^^

[@boaaintnowayboa3002]

emmy rue cause unique wasn't enough smh

[@TuomariMuller]

Yeah, I thought this was a bit hasty move.

[@SunBeeSmoked]

I felt like a girly girl. I was the girliest girl in my family. Now I'm almost 2 months on testosterone and I've been out for almost 6 years. The idea of actively knowing you're trans and always felt like you've been a boy is nothing more than a stereotype that fits some but not all trans men.

[@imapandaperson]

I feel like this character development was out of nowhere....wasn't the point of Beiste's character that there's no one way to be a woman? I mean, the episode was beautifully done but i feel like the whole character's purpose kinda got up-ended

[@eva_vert8942]

I didn't watch season 6 anymore, the real Glee was gone for me, so I hadn't seen this scene yet. It suprises me how nice Sue is. Wow

[@LilyGrace95]

Ignoring how well they handled this storyline (cos kudos to them, the writers did a brilliant job getting it right, even if it came out of the blue) everything about this story pissed me off. Bieste was such an awesome character and didn't need to have a trans storyline, cos it was just clearly jumping on the bandwagon of ticking "diversity" boxes, instead of actually making sense to the show. I think what pissed me off more though was how Unique was almost brushed aside in the wake of this: there were articles calling Bieste the "first trans person on Glee" and "omg such a brave storyline" when Unique had been talking about being trans since series 3, even saying "I want to match what's on the inside" to Kurt and Mercedes. Like, they had such an amazing character there, but they just ignored her and instead of fleshing out Unique and looking more into it, they chose to make someone completely new and go "hey look! we're talking about being trans and you get to see the before and after to see how great our make up team is!!!"

[@tamerafarly7666]

I think Unique getting the surgery would have definitely been better.

[@juliakacka7198]

totally agree

[@omniarch8078]

Sue: “this is an outrage you don’t lie about having cancer unless it’s to get out of jury duty” “When you think about it, it’s not that far of a stretch”

[@laurenbruges8784]

Personally, I kind of feel like they kind of put in this storyline because they ran out of other ideas... She really didn't show any signs of gender dysphoria in the first few seasons.... She just seemed like a tomboy. I really don't have any issues with it, and I can understand how she says 'I've always felt like this' it just seemed out of the blue.

[@lyann1213]

Alexa Cannon agree, they showed her domestic violence with cougar, but not these inside issues that were going on the same time, apparently.

[@tamerafarly7666]

I kind of wanted to see her trying to date another man after what happened with Cougar and being nervous because of what happened before. Her meeting a nice (non-abusive) man who accepts her for who she is, would have been a better direction to go.

[@saracoutinho3398]

@@tamerafarly7666 That would've been a much bettee storyline

[@spaceunicorn8137]

Stop misgendering him.

[@laurenbruges8784]

@@spaceunicorn8137 hi! I’m really sorry about this. I wrote this three years ago and it certainly doesn’t align with my beliefs now, I wasn’t educated then but I am now and I certainly wouldn’t be misgendering him today.

[@IsabelA-nn4zp]

I love sue and how she just makes jokes in every situation 😂😂

[@Katie-tc1fz]

I think they did a good job with beiste explaining it and how they felt but I also think it literally came out of nowhere

[@robertakorse]

Aww, this is heartbreaking!! I love Beiste!!

[@juliakacka7198]

That's the stupidest plotline in the entire show. This is extremely inconsistent with her character. She always said she wanted to be treated as a woman and that inside she was just a girl like any other. I also find this offensive to masculine women! Just because someone is a masculine athletic woman doesn't mean she is trans or gay! They have a great trans character - Unique. She actually MAKES SENSE. She actually acts like a trans character WOULD. I am 99% sure they never planned to make this character trans, and they forced even more diversity into an already a very diverse show. I find this lame and illogical. They ruined a perfectly good, diverse character - a straight female football coach who struggles to fit in within gender roles. It is not a common character type to see on tv, I thought she was perfect. Goddamn Glee, they really had no good ideas after season 5.

[@barbiexan4378]

She didn’t feel like a women in season two so this makes sense

[@spaceunicorn8137]

Stop misgendering him. No matter what you think, you can't choose someone's gender.

[@mujiescomedy279]

If you think it came from nowhere that’s one thing. But saying stuff like how it’s ruining having masculine women on TV. I can’t agree with that. It’s not a competition masc women aren’t competing with trans men. Trans men can exist and masc women can exist. Both are true. It’s like the people who complain that a straight trans man coming out as trans IRL is somehow attacking lesbians or something (though how they act is way way worse)

[@adeleaslan8182]

Thank you for putting he really in the title

[@ziabowie2984]

2:46 the sigh of relief is heartbreaking 😭

[@diegoprodriguez]

Sue always comes off as hard on the students, but when it comes to her colleagues, she’s a really good person.

[@themasterslaystoday5765]

Its weird. I actually thought when I first saw her I was like : "Is she transgender?" I actually thought she was man transitioning into a woman. Guess I was half right.

[@JR-pi8mb]

Me too

[@spaceunicorn8137]

Use his correct pronouns.

[@kalex649]

I get that everyone is mad that it seems forced but at lease use his correct pronouns

[@elisakarich2411]

i honestly love how we see Sue change, she went from not letting Unique be in the musical bc she was transgender to supporting him

[@addisonwhite8262]

Why does sue make me laugh so much in this scene at the beginning 😂😂😂😂

[@britneer9922]

I of the many scenes of glee that have made me cry

[@darkprincemole498]

I just love how Sue acts like a total jerk but when it really comes down to it, she shows who she really is and that person is amazing

[@ChelseyIsATotal5SOSFan]

Beiste was one of the best characters and I’m glad that they had this very important moment in the show.

[@carrots9707]

Sue had a glow up!!!

[@kaileiohalleran5313]

Sue became such a great person.😭💖

[@AlphaLackey]

Such a perfect scene. Not just with how authentically Coach Beiste tells their own story, but the juxtaposition of "blond idiot Sam" asking the 'stupid questions' for the benefit of the audience, and Sue Sylvester giving so much power by stepping down for a moment as the school's "resident heel" to still be her usual snarky self, but combine it with love and compassion. And then of course like 5 minutes later she's planning her next literal felony to show those New Direction kids what-for :P but that's what makes the moment great.

[@TheMS991]

What does Bieste call Sam? Pumpkin? Before he explains what it is?

[@novawinchester3821]

IrishYTG beiste says "punkin" as a sign of affection, It's kind of a simpler way of calling him "pumpkin", but it's also meant to have more affection to it than "pumpkin" would have.

[@TheMS991]

Noticed in one episode I watched recently she also called Puck it too. Thanks :)

[@aoidragneelnanana4344]

Puck, finn and sam

[@rubengabrielvaldiviesomach629]

It was her way of calling her favourite students.

[@saracoutinho3398]

She also calls Emma that way

[@jabbberjay]

This story line made no sense. It felt like they had just shoe horned it in because unique was gone. In previous seasons it was all about how she felt like a girl on the inside and wanted to show that more. She was a great character as she showed that femininity comes in all shapes and sizes which is rarely shown. By doing this story line it almost goes against that lesson. I know some people will say that I am against transgender people because of this but that is entirely not true. I love that glee showed a variety of issues including trans issues but this was not the character to do it with

[@juliakacka7198]

No, there is nothing wrong with your opinion and I totally agree. I find it annoying how disagreeing with a trans character, or something a famous trans person does in their personal life, or just disagreeing on trans issues in general is seen as transphobic. If you accept trans people, make them feel welcome and accepted you are not transphobic, everyone is entitled to their opinion.

[@cameronbrunet6485]

This show did such a good job at making light of difficult conversations and topics. Way ahead of its time.

[@elizabethdash]

These three are my favorite characters❤️❤️

[@karanparihar8623]

Jane Lynch is queen

[@tywarriorguygames7954]

This is the kind of stuff that makes sue an okay person

[@Thatonebandnerd]

this and her caring so much about Becky

[@Mushruums]

In earlier seasons she was upset that people didn’t see her as a real woman but now she wants to be a man. I’m more confused than she is

[@aldendomino3523]

She's acting the hell out of this scene, but the character has literally always stated that they feel like a woman regardless of how they look, that was her arc the first 2 seasons she was there for.

[@trans-dragon-mage]

Him coming out, him being trans, his experience fits mine. It may seem sudden or like "masculine women have to be men". But it isn't, the way they showed trans people like Coach Beiste and Unique, these were real experiences. He may not fit your experience as a trans man, but he fits mine. And they kept him a gay man, you rarely see that. Seeing him has made me so happy, because recently I kept being told over and over again that I will never be who i am, that i am disgusting and still a girl. That being a gay man is some stupid fantasy. This character my not be seen as representation that you want, but he has helped me feel seen. Everyone deserves to be seen.

[@trans-dragon-mage]

It really isn't out of the blue, he always hinted to trying to fit into womanhood, but never actually finding a place. I tried for a while to just be a masculine woman, to fit into womanhood, but I couldn't. Also with the timelines of the show, he could have been coming to this conclusion with his psychologist for a while. And is being approved for medical transition because of more than the diagnosis. You have to think of the characters more so than just their screen time, it's like looking into a whole other universe, fiction is up to your interpretation.

[@outside8312]

They just drove her character right off a bloody cliff 😞

[@spaceunicorn8137]

*His

[@airsoul366]

This was forced, this wasnt the original opening plot for Season 6, after the Finn actor passed away, they had to rewrite the entire last season. And this was one of those "out of thin air" stories that got written in. The actress had no clue beforehand until they were on set, that means it was a last minute decision.

[@awhellyeah12]

I really like how they handled this

[@kingofpopmichaeljman]

This is kind of unrealistic. No reasonable psychologist would give someone a gender dysphoria diagnosis and be ok with them having top surgery or hormones immediately. That takes months if not years to do all of that. Coach can’t just change his female body into a male body in the span of a week! Top surgery recovery takes months then lower surgery happens in multiple stages spanning at least a year without complications (and there usually are) and this often can’t happen without a hysterectomy and recovery from the hysterectomy before lower surgery is even a topic of discussion. I get this is a television drama but it’d be nice if it were a bit more realistic

[@dasty3314]

when y’all told me beiste was trans i thought she was a trans woman 😭 glees got me mad fucked up im almost done with season four but then someone said beiste was a trans MAN i got so confused. dude i had this nice storyline planned in my head of beiste and unique having a good talk or some shit, but beiste is a man? if this was real life i wouldn’t have any second thoughts at all on beiste’s identity, but it just feels like it wasn’t handled very well at all?? i dont know i’m just very upset, this was not the way i thought the story was going...

[@spaceunicorn8137]

*he

[@PolinaLee94]

I strongly dislike how they made Shanon trans. HER story was about learning to love HERself. She was a masculine girl on the outside, not a guy. They made a big deal out of her wanting to be accepted as a beatifull woman and shattered it by making her trans. Transgender choir scene was beautifull and so moving, but i wish the writters actually showed someone struggling with identity (unic didn't stuggle) before transitioning, not just turn someone trans out of the blue for the sake of crossing out a box.

[@NeelTheSphynx]

I appreciate that a lot of the comments have come around on this. I hated that they did this to Beiste's character because it felt like a betrayal of the character that had been previously established. Dot-Marie Jones has always been one of my favorite actors. I'll watch anything with her in it and I loved her character before this happened. She was crying to Will saying "I'm just a regular girl" and then they shoehorned in a sex change for the character. The entire last season of Glee was a disaster and this was just one of many mistakes made.

[@karrasthebrave]

Bestie later kills herself because sex changes put her 50% more likely to do that.

[@danikadeanna444]

I like that she was supportive in her own way

[@NeelTheSphynx]

I've loved Dot ever since she was the coach in Lizzie McGuire who, masculine and tough as she was, sewed her own dresses to go line dancing with her husband because they didn't make dresses that would fit her arms. I've always respected this strong powerful woman that opposed stereotypes while proudly being a strong woman that loves herself for who she is. That's who coach Beiste was too and this took it away.

[@jordanelza8806]

I love Coach Beaste. She became more and more confident throughout the show and now she has the courage to do what she’s always wanted to do. Good for her. I mean it. Everyone should do what they have to do to be comfortable with themselves, as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone.

[@mujiescomedy279]

He *

[@wdwgirl9206]

I absolutely hated this storyline. Beiste had a wonderful story about how she hated how people didn’t treat her like a girl. How it hurt her when people didn’t recognize her as a girl but always as “one of the guys”. It was a great storyline for girls who may not appear as feminine as others. Then they go and make it the stereotype of “she doesn’t check the common boxes of femininity so she MUST be a guy”.

[@beryla4979]

So basically they've just erased all his character development from the early seasons smh glee writers 😑

[@Yasemin_Sky]

What was the point of this??! Just thrown in pointlessly?

[@SuperPianogirl123]

J Sky They wanted to be progressive, but completely dashed her character entirely

[@maemars9026]

When Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) said that Coach Beiste (Dot-Marie Jones) has his job waiting for him, it made me tear up

[@blakefletcher9834]

i just love Beiste so much

[@lilybolanos9301]

I think that beiste’s transition and coming out was really great as a storyline, but not for the character. It doesn’t make a ton of sense for how they developed him in earlier seasons

[@C0rvidC0rpse]

As a ftm guy this scene makes me literally fucking sob because I know how much it hurts to know you were born with the body that belongs to someone you're not.

[@richardhutchison3123]

At 1:56 that looks Sue gives is Pricele$$!!!!

[@hazeeqrazak]

Ryan murphy deserves to get called out.

[@hazeeqrazak]

@Gan Len being the worst writer,making storyline that bieste does not deserve

[@hazeeqrazak]

@Gan Len soo you're saying that it's OK to make couch bieste as a joke??

[@hazeeqrazak]

@Gan Len 5 inches away from you're ex

[@hazeeqrazak]

@Gan Len I wasn't being funny I was being the opposite of funny.

[@hazeeqrazak]

@Gan Len are u trying to make me sound like 1

[@brankag739]

can we just talk about the RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT between SUE & BEISTE??? like i can't stop thinking about day 1 vs now

[@bsnf-5]

Great storyline, it's quite funny to read people hate on it honestly. Like, who cares? I loved the way they showed him transition and all together it's a great episode.

[@mmppbb77]

Sue's expression here 1:53 always gets me. 😂

[@lauraceli1257]

This storyline doesn’t make sense! Through I like how they treated transexuality, they could have done this on another new character, or not at all. Coach beiste always was a great character because (s)he showed us that having masculine attitudes doesn’t mean that you are less woman. And they throw it all away... think that they did that to have an impact about this delicate topic, but in my opinion they did it wrong

[@yasminesalem480]

They should have done this with unique

[@petra5]

This story line doesn’t make any sense but alright.

[@aunder_stacia]

Beiste is just me favorite character in glee

[@josephallen8781]

I told sue that it was a lie sue what got me dead tho 😂

[@misaberryy]

I was legit so upset before this when Beiste said he has cancer. Sure, this was a relief, but it made me so mad, coz they just took his character development and threw it all away.

[@mujiescomedy279]

Thank you, for even though you don’t like how they handled the storyline, you still correctly gender Beiste

[@goobie_snoob3rt]

Since everyone is confused; Basically Coach Beiste always wanted to feel like a woman because he's attracted to men and most men he's attracted to are straight. He always thought he needed to stay a woman, but he always felt like a man deep down. People can still be attracted to the opposite gender while wanted to change into the opposite gender.

[@magicwatcher0088]

Even that Sue has done bad things, she is a good person

[@KevinMcLaughlin-r6o]

What I loved most about this scene is how Sheldon made it clear that he didn't hate being a woman. With transgenders its not about hating the gender they were at birth, its about them being comfortable and getting their body in "alignment" with how they feel on the inside.

[@kimborassecondwife]

Looool at Sue's comments... they are ridiculous but so funny😂

[@veonyxx]

He became Mr. Bieste!

[@sodaboi2154]

Everybody’s saying they didn’t like this, but I don’t think they realized that he thought he was a tomboy and he didn’t regret everything he’s been through as a women. Yes, this came out of nowhere, but I don’t think it was the worst storyline glee came out with (I’m not trans myself, so I’m no expert in this, and I’m not trying to act like one)

[@gianna6597]

“ so your ugh.. like a lesbian?” i love sam wtf 😭

[@NoudlePipW]

"Its not who im going to bed *with*, its who im going to bed *as*" An the red/white/rosé thing from Schitts Creek are so underrated

[@Seth_rs]

This is why glee turned to shit, they had to cover every single issue

[@spaceunicorn8137]

Don't watch it if you don't like it and stop complaining.

[@nicolast8931]

im trans and shows typically offer shit representation but glee actually managed to make some great trans rep with beiste and unique!! however, it feels like a lazy writing choice, like they couldn't keep up with the "masculine and strong woman" thing. this could've been so much better if there was foreshadowing, and we actually saw signs of beiste being trans earlier on throughout the show but we didn't, because it was obviously an unplanned decision.

[@Ously6]

> Transgender Characters - A Okay. > Ruining one of the best and most powerful characters on the show just for some fucking shock value. - NOT okay.

[@triggeredcheeseburger932]

Conscious_Whisper I agree that what they did with her storyline was cheap and lazy, but Beastie was never one of "The most powerful characters" on the show. I liked her but she didn't particularly stand out

[@georgiasmith-schoffer9981]

BEISTE IS A TRANS GUY IM SO HAPPY

[@caitlinireland4396]

The friendship that Sheldon has with sue is so touching, like the stripped moment where beiste tells sue and rozz that cooter hit him. the friendship, the love they feel for each other is just just touching

[@spaceunicorn8137]

Use his correct pronouns or don't talk about him at all.

[@caitlinireland4396]

@@spaceunicorn8137 that grammar was a mistake, I did mean to refer to beiste as he, not her.

[@spaceunicorn8137]

@@caitlinireland4396 You don't have to make excuses, just correct it.

[@caitlinireland4396]

@@spaceunicorn8137 ok, but technically, beiste was a her at that point, so I think she/her still applies. But I'll correct it anyway

[@spaceunicorn8137]

@@caitlinireland4396 He uses he/him now, so what he was in the past is irrelevant.

[@jwong6403]

Can u post the scene where Sheldon returns to Mckenley???(Idk how to spell)

[@naomis8771]

why was sam there

[@ameliakate8794]

He was helping out with the football stuff with Coach Beiste.

[@alexslingluff]

because coach beiste made him coach while he went and got surgery

[@hogan7254]

I enjoyed coach beiste the most after sue. Like they got way more stuff done with him than they did with ken. Like actually winning football games, making Christmas wishes come true, shining a light on DV, being vulnerable here n there, Shannon beiste had it going on character wise. I’m not sure about, I think Sheldon? I haven’t gotten that far in the season yet but I hope it goes well.

[@kathleenmckenna1803]

"And I wrestled hogs in my free time."

[@kinglilac2985]

Season 6 was kinda confusing but I always liked how they did this episode. The transgender person in this episode may have always been “girly” and wanted to be a woman but what people fail to see is people hide shit. They hide who they are cause of what the world may think. I think they did this episode justice

[@ttfayfay]

Beastie is so right. That is so nice, she'll make a respectful exit and a way to become who she wants to be.

[@spaceunicorn8137]

Stop misgendering him, and do some research and you'll learn it's not a case of wanting.