Jillian Michaels says she left California because of 'mind-boggling' laws: 'It's madness'
The Golden State lost its sheen for Jillian Michaels.
The fitness personality, who was born in Los Angeles, opened up about what inspired her to move from her home state during an interview on "The Sage Steele Show" released Wednesday.
Michaels told host Sage Steele that California "got too crazy for me," citing recent legislation spanning the decriminalization of sex work and gender-affirming care for transgender children.
"I grew up here. I'm a woman. I'm a gay woman. My mom's a Jew. My dad's an Arab. I have a Black kid. And believe it or not, my son is half Latin, even though he doesn't look like it," Michaels said. "I hold a million cards in your game of woke victimology poker. And when I leave California, maybe you've lost your (expletive) mind. Just maybe. Like, when you have me running from home, maybe it's gone way too far."
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"The Biggest Loser" trainer, who now resides in Miami, went on to criticize some of California's "mind-boggling" laws.
"We're decriminalizing everything, which arguably I would probably be OK with, but we're not regulating any of it," Michaels said. "So, it's like, OK, you're going to decriminalize sex work, but only so women can legally loiter on the streets, not to keep them safe, not to have them pay taxes, not to make them, you know, regularly check for STDs, not to take away the pimps out of the equation."
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Regarding gender-affirming care, Michaels condemned legislation that allows children to "irreparably change their bod(ies)." As a medical practice, gender-affirming care includes everything from talk therapy to hormone therapy to (in rare instances) surgical intervention.
"If my son came to me and said, 'Mom' — or my daughter — 'I think I'm trans.' I'd say OK, you know, like, you want to dress this way. You want me to call you whatever the heck you want, dress, fine. Explore it. I love you. I'm cool," Michaels said. “Do you as long as we're safe, but we're not changing your body until it's fully developed. I'm sorry. Conversation's over.”
Michaels concluded: "It's madness to me. I can go on and on and on."
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Jillian Michaels: Biggest Loser star says laws caused California exit
