Politic?: A Gender-Affirming Witch Hunt With $$$$ Consequences

"Transpeople are, by definition, people 'whose gender identity does not align with the sex assigned to them at birth'. If a person elects not to 'believe' that gender identity is separate from sex assigned at birth, then they do not 'believe in transpeople."
"This is a form of existential denial."
"[Neufeld] engaged in a high-profile public campaign against SOGI 1 2 3 and the values underlying it [in] social media posts, as well as in statements made in Board meetings, rallies and interviews."
"[Neufeld called SOGI 1 2 3 a] weapon of propaganda [which threatened] traditional family values [and instructed children about the] absurd theory [that] gender is not biologically determined, but a social construct."
"This 'lie', [he warned], alienates children from their parents and primes them for sexual abuse."
British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal

Former Chilliwack, B.C., school trustee has been ordered to pay $750,000 to LGBTQ teachers in the school district for injury to their dignity, feelings and self-respect. (Chilliwack School District)

A long-time member of the Chilliwack, B.C. school board, 62-year-old Barry Neufeld, was ordered by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal to pay compensation of $750,000 to the LGBTQ members of the Chilliwack Teachers' Association who had brought their complaint against the man to the tribunal, on the basis that he had infringed upon their rights and derided their beliefs, while campaigning against schoolchildren being formally exposed through curricula to LGBTQ propaganda.

In claiming that it was balancing the rights of free expression against hate and discrimination, the tribunal paved the way it pursued in defaming and depriving a responsible, mature man with an academic background in human relations of his own human rights and his right to express his opinion through free speech, leading to an extraordinarily heavy financial burden imposed upon him, to the satisfaction of those his views had so dreadfully offended. But there are those on the B.C. school board who have taken offence at the outcome.

"[The decision to resign as trustee was] effective immediately [the Neufeld ruling from the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has placed a chill on public discourse]. I can no longer do my job. All democratically-elected officials must feel comfortable to speak their mind without worrying about accusations of workplace discrimination."
"Since I no longer feel safe in expressing myself on the board in legitimate ways, the only proper course is to resign."
Laurie Throness, Chilliwack School Board trustee

According to the tribunal's ruling, merely denying the existence of transpeople transcends hate speech. It has the effect of being "speech which denies the authentic existence of trans and gender diverse people [which] bears a hallmark of hate against them". Mr. Neufeld earned a degree in adolescent psychology. He has worked as a corrections, probation and restorative justice facilitation officer. Has worked with sex offenders, and was an elected trustee of the Chilliwack Board of Education. In that latter function his statements were clearly opposed to gender identity and the effect the ideology would have on children.

The government of British Columbia had amended its human rights code in 2015 to include "gender identity or expression" as protected grounds from discrimination. The Ministry of Education went on to direct its schools and boards of education to take due cognizance in updating their codes of conduct to address he issue of bullying based on sexual orientation and gender identity under the nomenclature of SOGI 1 2 3. The ruling found Mr. Neufeld guilty of 24 instances of discrimination.

The BC Human Rights Tribunal is a kangaroo court run by a woke activist judiciary. Harman Banghu, MLA for Langley-Abbotsford, B.C. X Pictured, Barry Neufeld

Accusing LGBTQ groups of portraying themselves as victims, while delineating a new 'caste system', Mr. Neufeld urged people to reject the "powerful" LGBTQ "lobby group", and spoke of genderfluid as "delusional thinking". He had exposed lesbian, gays and transpeople, according to the tribunal, to hatred and contempt. Views so toxic and harmful the tribunal warned: "We caution the reader that this decision reproduces Mr. Neufeld's discriminatory statements. Reading them may be difficult for some readers".

As for warning of dangers in "gender affirming medical treatment" for children (such as puberty blockers, hormones or surgery) this too represented a shocking betrayal of the needs of gender-aversive children; quoting Mr. Neufeld's vile statement: "Allowing children to choose their gender is nothing short of child abuse". Obviously in need of a penalty that would deter any other social Neanderthal from repeating such slanders so very harmful to the LGBTQ community.

"He spreads alarm and misinformation about gender affirming recognition and care for trans kids, especially in public schools."
"Contrary to Mr. Neufeld's view, gender affirming recognition and care for trans and gender diverse children is life saving."
"[To even say that there is a] gender ideology [to be debated is discriminatory]."
B.C. Human Rights Tribunal