Canada: man arrested for ...

They weren't arrested just for refusing to accept their sons identity.

*Just *

So it did play a part then.

Yes, I literally just explained why. Your title is misleading as it implies that someone was arrested for just refusing to accept their sons identity, which is not correct.

Ok I have changed it, hope this meets with your approval. (Edit in Bold)

Now:
Canada: man arrested (in part) for refusing to accept trans son identity

I see this really adds so much extra nuance to the story.... 🙄😂

It's no surprise that various anti-transgender sites are referring to this story as simply 'man disagrees with transgenderism, gets arrested'. This isn't true, but it's what their readers want to hear.

If that's true they're jumping the gun on that one. Give it s few years. 😂

(Personally, I don't think there's a lack of nuance. I think it's reasonable to assume no-one is going to change their mind on this issue because of it:

'i did think it was completely wrong that the court arrested him for not accepting his son's gender identity. But now I know this was only half the reason: He also complained to the media too. That changes everything, that Man needs to go to jail!' -said no one ever. )

People said "give it a few years" when Bill C-16 was passed, but we've yet to see anyone get arrested under this law for not using someone's desired pronouns.

The problem with the lack of nuance in your title isn't that it won't change people's minds, but rather it will spread misinformation. Most people will read a title like "Man Arrested For Refusing To Accept Trans Son Identity" and won't read any further. They'll leave it at that and then falsely believe that disagreeing with trans identities is criminal, which it isn't.*

Uh we basically just did 😂

*Unless it's your son or daughter...

I genuinely don't think it's misinformation and think it's s reasonable assessment of what happened.

The order against him did not come under Bill C-16. It came under the Family Law Act, which enables use of such orders in the case of family violence.

Disagreeing with your son or daughters gender identity is not criminal in Canada. The man in this story wasn't arrested simply because they disagreed with their sons gender identity but because they violated a court order.

It's not considered criminal but it's considered 'family violence' 🤔🤔🤔

...And also 'family violence' as per above.

It was a combination of three things:

1. The father refusing to call their son by their preferred pronouns and preferred name.
2. The father attempting to override their sons consent to take medication.
3. The father bringing unwanted attention to their son by talking about their identity and medication to the media.

Agreed, with the additional caveat that point 3 was with the purpose of acquiring legal funds through fundraising to challenge this ruling.

I think my original title was a fair assessment of that but I'm not arguing it any more...

https://nypost.com/2021/03/18/man-arrested-for-discussing-childs-gender-in-court-order-violation/

Very interesting and progressive.

Personally I think they were too soft on the boys father who after all is clearly a bigoted and evil individual who committed "family violence". I'd wager he liked Trump too He should be put in some sort of education camp at the very least.

Maybe then Canada will be a truly tolerant society.

Exit: title change You be the Judge!


... On a unrelated note I think I might start learning Russian/ Polish

They weren't arrested just for refusing to accept their sons identity.