What would you do if one day your child came back from school and cried to you that boys could come and go freely in the girls' locker room and toilets at school? As a parent, you will definitely report it to the school immediately, or even call the police. However, in the United States, you may be labeled as "sexist", and in serious cases, you may be imprisoned. It sounds bizarre, but the reality is that in the United States, which advocates freedom, such operations really exist.
A 15-year-old girl in the United States was assaulted by a man wearing a skirt. Because they suspected that the man was a transgender student, after the incident, the school tried to cover up the truth. The father defended his daughter, but in the end he was sentenced.
The incident occurred in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. On May 18, 2021, a man named Smith received a call from his daughter, claiming that he was assaulted in the girls' bathroom at the school. The other party was a boy wearing a "skirt" and was considered a transgender woman. In order to respect gender freedom, this school allows such people to enter and exit the women's bathroom and locker room at will.
Smith rushed to the school angrily and asked for an explanation, but the result was,The school called police and Smith was arrested for being violent. In the end, Smith was sentenced to 10 days in jail and suspended for one year.
The scary thing is,This father was accused of "sex discrimination" by other parents and was even reviled by many netizens.
The school does not recognize the fact that the victim was "sexually assaulted" and thinks she is lying. It also does not admit that the school allows the attacker to freely enter and leave the women's restroom.
Because it involves "transgender" and "school sexual assault," this case immediately became a hot topic in the United States.
Background: There are 97 gender classifications in the United States, and "men" can also use the women's restroom openly.
The United States is a very free country. How free is it? There are 97 (officially recognized) gender classifications alone.
In addition to the men and women we are familiar with, there are alsoTransgender women (biologically male but internally female), transgender men (biologically female but internally male), and some more complex indeterminate genders:
For examplemirror sex, the gender will be determined according to the people around them. If there are more girls around, they are women, and if there are more boys, they are men. Some people's gender will also be affected by the type of music. When listening to classical music, she is a girl, and when listening to pop music, he is a boy.
In the United States, no matter which gender they are, even if they have not undergone gender reassignment surgery or taken any drugs, their identity is protected.
Especially when it comes to going to the toilet, as long as you think you are a woman, you can go to the women's toilet without any proof and no one will stop you.
Whenever someone tries to stop you, you can file a lawsuit and there's a good chance you'll win.
In 2013, American actor Nicole Maines filed a lawsuit with the Maine Supreme Court to protest against her school district for not allowing her to use the girls' restroom because she is a transgender woman, arguing that this was a form of gender discrimination.
In 2014, the case was ruled in favor of Nicole Maines, arguing that the school district violated public rights by prohibiting transgender students from using bathrooms consistent with their gender identity. For this, Nicole Maines received $75,000 in compensation.
By May 2016, the U.S. Department of Education and the Bureau of Justice issued the famous "bathroom order" requiring all public schools to allow "transgender students" to choose the gender they believe in to use the bathroom. In other words, if a biological man is a woman at heart, he can go to the women's restroom just like other natural women, and no one can object and is protected by law.
It was not until the Trump administration came to power in 2017 that Obama's toilet order was lifted, but it was only lifted without further instructions. Instead, it was very flexible for each state and school to make its own decision.
However, when it was Biden's turn, he not only issued an executive order to protect the welfare of transgender people, but also renewed his support for the "bathroom order."
What happened to the sexual assault case?
It can be seen that in the United States, although there are many people who oppose it, the general environment is very tolerant and respectful of transgender people.
The case in Virginia is so sensational because it comes just as the state is planning to reintroduce bathroom orders that would allow transgender students to choose pronouns, play sports, and use bathrooms and toilets based on their declared gender identity.
Therefore, some people at the time simply did not believe the school's rhetoric and believed that the school was sheltering transgender people and deliberately concealed the fact that the perpetrator was wearing a skirt to pave the way for the subsequent promulgation of new policies.
However, after a court trial, the truth of this case was far more complicated than imagined.
According to court testimony, Smith's daughter had an intimate relationship with her attacker.
Before the incident, the two had had intimate relations twice, but the girl clearly expressed her refusal at the time of the incident, which means that the rapist was a fact.
Regarding the perpetrator, his mother insisted that he was a boy and wore skirts just for pleasure. However, after multiple investigations, the court believed that the perpetrator was pansexual and could be either female or male at heart.
The perpetrator was eventually convicted, but due to his young age, he was not severely punished and later transferred to another school.
What's ridiculous is that after transferring to the new school, he was arrested for "illegal touching of other girls."
To sum up, in this case, the girl lied. She concealed the fact that she had had close contact with the perpetrator. However, the violation was a fact, so the perpetrator was sentenced. As for the perpetrator wearing a skirt, it is unknown whether she was really a transgender woman or whether she was committing a crime under the guise of a transgender.
The truth has been clarified, but at the same time, the disadvantages of treating transgender people indiscriminately with people of other natural genders have slowly emerged.
Some people take advantage of gender freedom
First of all, respecting gender freedom is a good thing for those who really have gender disorders, and this is what a civilized society should do.
However, there are always people who want to take advantage of this loophole and use gender freedom to cause trouble.
What impressed me most is,There is a criminal in the United States who is biologically male, but insists that he is a transgender woman. He asked the court to go to a women's prison, and the court agreed. As a result, two female prisoners in the prison became pregnant, and they had to be transferred to a men's prison.
Things like this are not uncommon, because laws vary from state to state, and how to imprison transgender criminals has always been a problem.
Especially for transgender women, if she is imprisoned in a men's prison, she is likely to be assaulted by male prisoners. If she is imprisoned in a women's prison, he may assault other female inmates.
There was also a male suspect who was arrested for raping two women. At the time of the crime, he was a bald man with tattoos. However, during the trial, he claimed that he had been a woman since he was a child. When he appeared in court, he wore pink clothes and a yellow wig. He was suspected of trying to use his transgender identity to reduce his sentence.
Not only that, but transgender issues have also affected the world of sports.
Take recent events as an example:Two transgender cyclists participated in the 2023 women's cycling race in Chicago, USA, and made headlines by winning gold and silver medals respectively.
On the podium, 25-year-old Tessa Johnson and 30-year-old Evelyn Williamson, both transgender women, took first and second place. Only the third place was a natural woman that we generally think of.
It is worth mentioning that they have also participated in the men's group cycling race, but they were not ranked first. After participating in the women's group, their results were far ahead.
So some people protested that transgender people should not participate in such competitions. These players have innate biological advantages, which is unfair.
However, in order to show that they have "no gender discrimination", the organizers did not dare to kick out transgender contestants even if they had this intention. Even referees do not dare to punish trans players openly and openly when they see them breaking the rules because they are afraid of being exposed online.
This is true. Killips is also a transgender female cyclist. In one competition, she was 5 minutes ahead of other female competitors. It can be said that the advantage is very obvious. She also pushed another female rider in the 2022 competition and was not punished by the referee.
at last
I think that respecting gender freedom is not a problem in itself, and indeed one should not be discriminatory. However, many people exaggerate things, and their intentions are not pure.
The number of transgender people in the United States is increasing every year, and there are more and more people. According to statistics, there are at least 1.6 million people.
Do the people who support them really care about them? Not necessarily, maybe they just want the votes in their hands.