Norwegian police have opened an investigation of Christina Ellingsen, national representative of the global feminist group Women’s Declaration International, for saying that biological men cannot be lesbians in reference to a trans activist. In 2021, Norway amended its hate crime laws to include gender identity, and Ellingsen faces up to three years in prison if convicted of hate speech.
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