” behind his Facebook reply.
To the question, “What did you mean by this comment?” he replied: “Well, that those who think there’s not just man and woman, I want to tell them that there’s only man and woman.”
Seems fair enough. And of course absolutely true. But apparently it's belittling to LGBT(Q)I people. Well, belittling to the T portion of LGBT(Q)I people – the people who believe you can change sex.
The Bernese judiciary determined that “through his comment published on Facebook, [Brünisholz] has publicly belittled the group of LGBT(Q)I people based on their sexual orientation and in a way that violates human dignity.” He was issued a penal order fining him 500 Swiss francs (approximately $580 USD), convertible to 10 days of imprisonment if unpaid.
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