--- title: Mike Enzi Apologizes for Guys in Tutus Comment description: The Wyoming Senator said last week that if a man is bullied after wearing a tutu he partially deserves it because he "kind of asks for it." canonical: https://time.com/4755122/mike-enzi-wyoming-tutu-lgbtq/ author: Alana Abramson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-26T00:44:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T04:36:14.322Z article:section: Politics og:title: Senator Apologizes After Saying 'a Guy Who Wears a Tutu' at Bars 'Asks for It' og:description: Mike Enzi said that guys who wear dresses to bars "kind of ask" to get into fights og:url: https://time.com/4755122/mike-enzi-wyoming-tutu-lgbtq/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e5252ca666dbb3b/6988ca9f656a3f5431bcfb6c/mike-enzi.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Senate Legislators Speak To The Press After Their Weekly Policy Luncheons og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Senator Apologizes After Saying 'a Guy Who Wears a Tutu' at Bars 'Asks for It' twitter:description: Mike Enzi said that guys who wear dresses to bars "kind of ask" to get into fights twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e5252ca666dbb3b/6988ca9f656a3f5431bcfb6c/mike-enzi.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # GOP Senator Mike Enzi Apologizes After Saying 'a Guy Who Wears a Tutu' at Bars 'Kind of Asks for It'  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Apr 26, 2017 12:44 AM UTC  Wyoming Senator Michael Enzi speaks to members of the media after the weekly Republican Policy Luncheon March 24, 2015 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Wyoming Senator Michael Enzi speaks to members of the media after the weekly Republican Policy Luncheon March 24, 2015 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.Alex Wong—Getty Images  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Apr 26, 2017 12:44 AM UTC The [Wyoming](http://time.com/money/4665985/doomsday-bunkers-survive-apocalypse-sale/item/wyoming-survival-ranch-1-19-million/) Senator who said “a guy who wears a tutu and goes to bars…asks for it” if he gets into fights has conceded he did not choose his words wisely. In a school presentation last week in Wyoming, Enzi was asked by students what he was doing to ensure equality for the [LGBTQ community](http://time.com/4588327/muna-lgbtq-song-premiere-i-know-a-place/) in the state. Enzi responded that Wyoming gives people to choose who they want to be, if they don’t push it in anyone’s face. “I know a guy who wears a tutu and goes to bars on Friday night and is always surprised that he gets in fights. Well, he kind of asks for it. That’s the way that he winds up with that kind of problem,”he said, according to the local paper [the Greybull _Standard._ ](http://www.greybullstandard.com/2017/04/25/enzi-comments-at-greybull-high-school-stir-controversy/) “I regret a poor choice of words during part of my presentation. None of us is infallible and I apologize to anyone who has taken offense,” [Senator Mike Enzi](http://time.com/318/liz-cheney-drops-out-of-wyoming-senate-race/) wrote in an e-mailed statement[ to CNN.](http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/25/politics/mike-enzi-tutus-regret/) “No offense was intended. Quite the opposite in fact, and so I ask for your understanding as well.” Enzi said his comments were intended to be about promoting tolerance, and doesn’t think anyone should ever be bullied. “I hope if people look at the entirety of my speech, they will understand that,” he said. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4755122/mike-enzi-wyoming-tutu-lgbtq/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4755122/mike-enzi-wyoming-tutu-lgbtq/"},"headline":"GOP Senator Mike Enzi Apologizes After Saying 'a Guy Who Wears a Tutu' at Bars 'Kind of Asks for It'","datePublished":"2017-04-26T00:44:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:36:14.322Z","description":"Mike Enzi said that guys who wear dresses to bars \"kind of ask\" to get into fights","url":"https://time.com/4755122/mike-enzi-wyoming-tutu-lgbtq/","keywords":["Congress","Wyoming","LGBTQ","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e5252ca666dbb3b/6988ca9f656a3f5431bcfb6c/mike-enzi.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alana Abramson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e5252ca666dbb3b/6988ca9f656a3f5431bcfb6c/mike-enzi.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Senate Legislators Speak To The Press After Their Weekly Policy Luncheons","caption":"Senate Legislators Speak To The Press After Their Weekly Policy Luncheons","creditText":"Alex Wong—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4755122/mike-enzi-wyoming-tutu-lgbtq/","name":"GOP Senator Mike Enzi Apologizes After Saying 'a Guy Who Wears a Tutu' at Bars 'Kind of Asks for It'"}}]}] ```