The linked article provides, and embedded videos provide excellent examples of the pros and cons of each side. Be sure to spend time on the video with Jordan Peterson at the University of Toronto as he presents his case vs. two opponents who come at him from two different angles.
Peterson rise to wide social prominence during the discussions in Canada regarding C-16, an amendment to the Canadian Human Rights Act by adding “gender identity or expression” as a prohibited ground of discrimination. It also extended hate speech laws to include these two terms “gender identity” and “gender expression” and made it a hate crime to target someone for being transgender, publicly inciting hatred or advocating genocide. The question during debate, is the definition of “hate speech;” is disagreement in speech a right of free speech or can it be interpreted as “hate speech”? For example, can a woman be charged with hate speech if she objects to a trans individual using the same changing or rest room? Can a male inmate who “identifies” as a woman demand to be housed in a female prison and can female inmates who object be charged with a hate crime?
If you are not conversant with this subject, be prepared!
