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Swiss man going to jail for saying that there’s only 2 genders?

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Femanomanom · 04/10/2025 20:50

I mean, there must be more to this story, right?

https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/swiss-man-faces-jail-for-stating-only-biological-sex-exists/

“A Swiss wind instrument repairman is set to spend ten days behind bars after refusing to pay a fine imposed for what authorities deemed an “offensive” Facebook comment about biological sex.
Emanuel Brünisholz, from Burgdorf in the canton of Bern, was convicted under Switzerland’s anti-discrimination laws after responding to a December 2022 post by Swiss National Council member Andreas Glarner.
In his reply, he wrote: “If you dig up LGBTQI people after 200 years, you’ll only find men and women based on their skeletons. Everything else is a mental illness promoted through the curriculum.”
The comment, which stressed the immutability of biological sex, triggered complaints from activists who accused him of incitement to hatred under Article 261bis of the Swiss Criminal Code. The provision, originally passed to prevent racial and religious hate speech, was broadened in 2020 to cover “sexual identities.”
Brünisholz was questioned by police in August 2023, and later found guilty of “publicly belittling” LGBT(QI) people. He was fined 500 Swiss francs (around €535), convertible into a ten-day prison term if unpaid. After he appealed, a regional court not only upheld the conviction but added a further 600-franc fee.”

Swiss Man Faces Jail for Stating Only Biological Sex Exists

Anti-discrimination law is being weaponised to silence dissent on gender ideology.

https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/swiss-man-faces-jail-for-stating-only-biological-sex-exists/

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Oblomov25 · 04/10/2025 22:36

Frightening.

GCAcademic · 04/10/2025 22:11

I wonder if you can be jailed for "publicly belittling" any other group?

I bet not.

EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 04/10/2025 22:06

Whilst I wouldn’t write stuff like that to start with I do wonder in the same situation whether I would be stubborn enough to just keep getting myself locked up. I can imagine me just opting out of real life and making it the hill I died on as a point of principle.

SinnerBoy · 04/10/2025 22:00

The irony of him being from Bergdorf...

Catiette · 04/10/2025 21:22

Saying "Men can't be women" publicly belittles the group of LGBT(Q)I people based on their sexual orientation and in a way that violates human dignity (correct: saying this merits a jail term)

Saying "Men can be women" publicly belittles the group of female people based on their sex and in a way that violates human dignity (incorrect: saying this merits public accolade)

Underlining direct quote from Swiss authorities.

Laid out like this, you really see the absurdity and offensiveness of which way round this is. And also that draconian enforcement is the only way they can win this fight.

SidewaysOtter · 04/10/2025 21:13

A startling reminder of where we could have ended up if we'd not fought back against this insidious nonsense.

NecessaryScene · 04/10/2025 20:58

Reduxx's report on it:

https://reduxx.info/swiss-man-opts-for-jail-time-instead-of-fine-after-being-charged-over-transphobic-social-media-post/

This sort of case isn't that uncommon - quite a few countries have managed to get laws on to the books that are designed to be abused by nutjobs, and Reduxx links to similar reports at the end.

As he quite accurately stated in that piece:

Later, when asked, “What do you think of the LGBTQI community?” he responded: “Nothing, absolutely nothing. It’s an extremist bunch. They want to silence me.”

Swiss Man Opts For Jail Time Instead Of Fine After Being Charged Over "Transphobic" Social Media Post - Reduxx

A man in Switzerland is facing 10 days in prison after refusing to pay a fine for an “offensive” social media post. Emanuel Brünisholz, a wind instrument repairman from Burgdorf, was convicted under anti-discrimination laws for making statement emphasi...

https://reduxx.info/swiss-man-opts-for-jail-time-instead-of-fine-after-being-charged-over-transphobic-social-media-post/

eurochick · 04/10/2025 20:53

The lunatics really have taken over the asylum.

NellieElephantine · 04/10/2025 20:52

Thought they were meant to be 'neutral' the Swiss?

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