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Icke-erkännande av transpersoner - En queerteoretisk analys av åsiktsfriheten i klassrummet

Nerjovaj, Blerina LU (2022) LAGF03 20221
Department of Law
Faculty of Law
Abstract
Protection from discrimination for people with transgender identity and expression was not introduced in Swedish legislation until 2009, years after other vulnerable groups obtained the same protection. The late introduction reflects a societal discourse that still prevails today, where some are critical of the use of transpeople’s desired pronouns.

The issue of the legal protection of people with trans identity is raised in many areas of society, including in the education field. The Equality Ombudsman has concluded that a non-recognition – by not using the desired pronoun – of a non-binary student has constituted discrimination on the grounds of transgender identity and gender expression. The event illustrates a fundamentally... (More)
Protection from discrimination for people with transgender identity and expression was not introduced in Swedish legislation until 2009, years after other vulnerable groups obtained the same protection. The late introduction reflects a societal discourse that still prevails today, where some are critical of the use of transpeople’s desired pronouns.

The issue of the legal protection of people with trans identity is raised in many areas of society, including in the education field. The Equality Ombudsman has concluded that a non-recognition – by not using the desired pronoun – of a non-binary student has constituted discrimination on the grounds of transgender identity and gender expression. The event illustrates a fundamentally important issue and seems far more complex than it appears at first glance. The decision means that the protection of discrimination for transgender people also includes non-speech, which in turn raises the question of how far teachers' freedom of expression may extend in the classroom, and what the protection of freedom of expression actually means.

What is really clarified is a situation where two constitutional rights collide: freedom of expression and the right not to be discriminated against. With a gender-critical perspective, the essay therefore examines the legal meaning of discrimination against transgender people and how this is coordinated with teachers' freedom of expression in the classroom. The basis of the essay is that freedom of opinion is constitutionally protected. There are however regulations which, on the one hand, restrict freedom of expression and, on the other hand, restrict legislation which in turn restrict this right. My conclusion is, however, that students' right to non-discrimination outweighs the teacher's freedom of opinion, and that the decision from the Equality Ombudsman extends the protection from discrimination of transgender people. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Diskrimineringsskydd för personer med könsöverskridande identitet eller uttryck infördes i svensk lagstiftning år 2009, många år efter att andra utsatta grupper erhöll ett likvärdigt skydd. Det sena införandet speglar en samhällelig diskurs som råder än idag, där vissa förhåller sig kritiska till användandet av transpersoners önskade pronomen.

Frågan om transpersoners rättsliga skydd aktualiseras i många samhällsområden, däribland utbildningssektorn. DO har i ett beslut konstaterat att ett icke-erkännande – genom att inte använda önskat pronomen – av en icke-binär elev har utgjort diskriminering på grund av könsöverskridande identitet eller uttryck. Händelsen illustrerar en fråga som är principiellt viktig och långt mer komplex än vad... (More)
Diskrimineringsskydd för personer med könsöverskridande identitet eller uttryck infördes i svensk lagstiftning år 2009, många år efter att andra utsatta grupper erhöll ett likvärdigt skydd. Det sena införandet speglar en samhällelig diskurs som råder än idag, där vissa förhåller sig kritiska till användandet av transpersoners önskade pronomen.

Frågan om transpersoners rättsliga skydd aktualiseras i många samhällsområden, däribland utbildningssektorn. DO har i ett beslut konstaterat att ett icke-erkännande – genom att inte använda önskat pronomen – av en icke-binär elev har utgjort diskriminering på grund av könsöverskridande identitet eller uttryck. Händelsen illustrerar en fråga som är principiellt viktig och långt mer komplex än vad den ter sig vid första anblick. Beslutet innebär att diskrimineringsskyddet för transpersoner även innefattar icke-tal vilket i sin tur aktualiserar frågan om hur långt lärares yttrandefrihet får sträcka sig i klassrummet, och vad skyddet för yttrandefrihet verkligen innebär.

Vad som egentligen tydliggörs är en situation där två grundlagsstadgade rättigheter kolliderar: yttrandefriheten och rätten att inte bli diskriminerad. Med ett genuskritiskt perspektiv undersöker uppsatsen därför vilken rättslig innebörd diskrimineringsskyddet för transpersoner har och hur denna samordnas med lärares åsiktsfrihet i klassrummet. Utgångspunkt tas i Sveriges grundlagsskyddade åsiktsfrihet. Det finns därutöver bestämmelser som å ena sidan begränsar yttrandefriheten, å andra sidan begränsar lagstiftning som inskränker på denna rättighet. Min slutsats blir däremot att elevers rätt till icke-diskriminering väger tyngre än lärarens åsiktsfrihet, samt att beslutet från DO utökar diskrimineringsskyddet för transpersoner. (Less)
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author
Nerjovaj, Blerina LU
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LAGF03 20221
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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Konstitutionell rätt, Diskrimineringsrätt, Könsöverskridande identitet
language
Swedish
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9081079
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2022-06-28 11:10:27
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  abstract     = {{Protection from discrimination for people with transgender identity and expression was not introduced in Swedish legislation until 2009, years after other vulnerable groups obtained the same protection. The late introduction reflects a societal discourse that still prevails today, where some are critical of the use of transpeople’s desired pronouns.

The issue of the legal protection of people with trans identity is raised in many areas of society, including in the education field. The Equality Ombudsman has concluded that a non-recognition – by not using the desired pronoun – of a non-binary student has constituted discrimination on the grounds of transgender identity and gender expression. The event illustrates a fundamentally important issue and seems far more complex than it appears at first glance. The decision means that the protection of discrimination for transgender people also includes non-speech, which in turn raises the question of how far teachers' freedom of expression may extend in the classroom, and what the protection of freedom of expression actually means.

What is really clarified is a situation where two constitutional rights collide: freedom of expression and the right not to be discriminated against. With a gender-critical perspective, the essay therefore examines the legal meaning of discrimination against transgender people and how this is coordinated with teachers' freedom of expression in the classroom. The basis of the essay is that freedom of opinion is constitutionally protected. There are however regulations which, on the one hand, restrict freedom of expression and, on the other hand, restrict legislation which in turn restrict this right. My conclusion is, however, that students' right to non-discrimination outweighs the teacher's freedom of opinion, and that the decision from the Equality Ombudsman extends the protection from discrimination of transgender people.}},
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  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Icke-erkännande av transpersoner - En queerteoretisk analys av åsiktsfriheten i klassrummet}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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