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The curious case of transgender-ism has been a hot topic lately. In early June, The Raging Patriot reported that a bill passed into law on Monday will not allow transgender athletes to take part in sports on girl’s and women’s teams in Louisiana. The bill was passed by Democrat Governor John Bel Edwards. He previously stated that he was opposed to the bill.
He said, “It was obvious to me after two years it was going to become law whether or not I signed or vetoed the bill.” “I think it’s unfortunate, but it’s where we are. And I hope we can all get to a point soon where we realize that these young people are doing the very best that they can to survive. I just think we can be better than that bill,” he added.
Now, it has been reported that the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a transgender sex offender could not legally get a name change because it is illegal for sex offenders to change their names.
The highest court in Wisconsin ruled 4-3 that Ella, a 22-year-old 6’5’’ biological man who identifies as a woman, does not have the legal right to change names because of their status on the state’s sex offender registry.
“Court documents showed that a 15-year-old Ella was convicted of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old autistic boy who was blind in one eye. This led to Ella’s placement on the sex offender list. Ella, who was over 200 pounds heavier than the victim, also bullied the victim on Facebook after the assault,” the Daily Wire reported.
“The teenage boy experienced further “victimization and traumatization” due to Ella’s additional bullying, court documents demonstrated. Ella’s lawyers claimed that the name change denial constituted “cruel and unusual punishment” and that it was a violation of the First Amendment’s protection of free speech. The court’s four conservative-leaning justices, however, were unpersuaded,” the DW added.
“Consistent with well established precedent, we hold Ella’s placement on the sex offender registry is not a ‘punishment’ under the Eighth Amendment,” Justice Rebecca Bradley said in her majority decision.
“Even if it were, sex offender registration is neither cruel nor unusual. We further hold Ella’s right to free speech does not encompass the power to compel the State to facilitate a change of her legal name,” she added.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Annette Ziegler and Justice Patience Roggensack signed on to Bradley’s decision.
