A man in Switzerland changed her gender via a simple box-ticking exercise in order to avoid mandatory military service for males and to shine a light on the absurd liberal transgender laws introduced last year.
Lucas Bänteli filled out a form expressing her desire to become a female, paid a €77 administration fee, and attended a 10-minute meeting at the Civil Status Office before having her application approved.
She has not changed her name, nor her public appearance in any way, and insists she continues to live as before, only now she is legally classified as female and as such does not need to comply with the obligatory military service that applies to every Swiss man between the ages of 18 and 30.
“I wanted to push this new regulation to absurdity, but I didn’t want to join the army either,” he said. more
The Swiss have an army? Why?
All able-bodied male citizens take military training and take their rifle home with them.
Guess what, way less crime.
@Tony R: Probably to keep out Hannibal’s Elephants!
Try that in the U.S. and they will make you an officer.
Switzerland? Since when did they fight in a war? What a WUS!
Tony R AT 8:51 PM
The Swiss have an army?
Well actually it’s just a few guys with the ability to fold out into soldiers, sailors and coast guard men…
He, she, it, wants the protections provided by the Swiss government but refuses to participate in physically maintaining the security of those protections.
Sounds way too liberal to me.
Why is the article written using female pronouns.
Beyond that, I thought there were like 15788349 pronouns of choice. Doesn’t that mean that he also should be able to declare himself a woman but still use his/him pronouns?
Swiss neutrality does not mean pacifists. Historically, Swiss privided mercenary armies, cooperated with Nazi Germany, etc.
Kinda like Bruce Jenner becoming a woman driver to avoid a vehicular manslaughter charge?
Already been done, dude.
The need the Army so they would have something to name their world famous pocket knives after!