Tonje Gjevjon, a lesbian filmmaker and actress, was informed on November 17 that she was under investigation for speaking out against prominent Norwegian activist Christine Jentoft on Facebook. Jentoft is a trans woman who often refers to herself as a lesbian mother. Jentoft previously accused another woman, Christina Ellingsen, of transphobia for making a similar claim. Ellingsen is also under investigation and faces up to three years in prison if convicted. The post on Gjevjon’s Facebook page under investigation read “It is just as impossible for men to become lesbians as it is for men to get pregnant. Men are men regardless of their sexual fetishes.” WARNING EVENTS, CURIOUS ABOUT AMERICAN GIRL QUESTIONING GENDER TRANSITIONS: ‘PROTECT YOUR DAUGHTERS’ Norwegian director and actor Tonje Gjevjon faces up to three years in prison for disproving the idea that a man can be a lesbian on Facebook. (Tonje Gjevjon) She has said she deliberately posted her message on Facebook to draw attention to Norway’s hate speech laws. Gjevjon’s comments appear to be under investigation because they fall under a 2020 amendment to the country’s criminal code that added “gender identity and gender expression” to the protected categories of hate speech. Those found guilty of hate speech face a fine or up to one year in prison for private comments and up to three years for public comments. Women’s rights activists, including Women’s Declaration International Norway, of which Ellingsen is a representative, claimed the amendment undermined freedom of speech and expression in the country. It is not the first time that Gjevjon has spoken about controversial issues related to gender and women’s rights. PENTAGON IS PROMOTING CRITICAL GENDER THEORY, GENDER IDENTITY ‘INSANITY’: GOP REPORT Tonje Gjevjon said she deliberately posted her message on Facebook to draw attention to Norway’s hate speech law. (Subjekt.no) Last year, Gjevjon confronted Anette Trettebergstuen, Norway’s minister of culture and reality, claiming that the misinterpretation of gender identity and biological sex has “harmful” and “discriminatory” consequences for women, especially lesbians. “The Equality Secretary will take action to ensure that the human rights of lesbian women are protected by making it clear that there are no lesbians with penises, that men cannot be lesbians regardless of their gender identity and by sorting out the mess of harmful sex? policies left behind by the previous government?’ Gjevjon asked. “I don’t share the understanding of reality where the only two biological sexes should be understood as gender. Gender identity is also important,” Trettebergstuen replied. Norway’s first discrimination case focused on gender identity was filed in 2018. The case centered on a transgender woman who complained that she was asked not to shower in the women’s locker room of a sports center, according to news agency Reduxx. . LAWYER ON TRIAL IN EUROPE OVER RELIGIOUS VIEWS A ‘CAUTIONARY TALE’ FOR US, LAWYER SAYS Christian Democrats of Finland MP Paivi Rasanen arrives to attend a court hearing at the Helsinki District Court in Helsinki, Finland on January 24, ((AFP Photo/AFP via Getty Images)) Similar cases have emerged across Europe, including in Finland, where a religious freedom case saw tensions between free speech and LGBTQ advocates. In March, Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen and Lutheran bishop Juhana Pohjola were acquitted of all charges in their case. Räsänen faced three charges of ethnic incitement for a 2004 pamphlet, for participating in a radio debate in 2019, and more recently, for tweeting a picture of the Bible. In a 2019 tweet, Räsänen questioned her church’s sponsorship of an LGBTQ Pride event and linked to an Instagram post with an image of Romans 1:24-27, which calls same-sex contact a “shame “. Pohjola faced a charge of ethnic incitement for hosting a pamphlet written by Räsänen on his church’s website that was similarly critical of gay men and women. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Norway is considered one of the most liberal countries in Europe for LGBTQ people, even allowing people to legally change their gender without requiring a medical diagnosis. Nikolas Lanum is an associate editor at Fox News Digital.
