A far-right activist convicted of hate speech against sexual minorities in Germany is causing controversy by changing their gender to female and being imprisoned in a women's prison.
According to local media such as Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) on the 20th (local time), far-right activist Marla Svenja Libich (53) has recently received notification of serving time in the women's prison in Chemnitz, Saxony, eastern Germany.
They were sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison for charges including calling sexual minorities 'parasites of society' in the first trial on July 2023, and the sentence was finalized in May.
However, during the trial, Libich suddenly changed their gender from male to female, exploiting loopholes in the 'Gender Self-Determination Act' that took effect last November. This law allows individuals over the age of 14 to change their gender and name through administrative procedures alone, without the need for gender reassignment surgery, psychiatric diagnosis, or court judgment. Initially intended to protect human rights, it has been pointed out that Libich used it as a means to mock sexual minorities.
Libich has changed their name from the male form 'Sven' to the female form 'Svenja,' and appears with a mustache while wearing lipstick and earrings, claiming to be a 'political persecuted women's rights activist.'
With the confirmation of their imprisonment in a women's prison, some voices have emerged insisting that 'they should be housed in isolation for the safety of other inmates.' In response, Libich rebutted on social media, stating, 'Confinement in isolation is torture,' and 'I have been a completely normal woman since birth.'