While speaking to CTV News, Fink said, “It’s just really tragic that we’re still fighting about identity politics.”
On putting the gay pride flag up, Fink said, “The university surrendered our flag to the gay power flag.” As a result, she says, ‘transsexual patients get lumped in with transgender politics.’”įink said she wants the lesbian, gay, and transgender community to “stop assuming I’m in on their political movement," adding that "LGBT politics have ruined my life." The Daily Xtra notes Fink “objects to the term ‘transgender,’ which she considers so overly broad as to be meaningless. Fink allegedly told the Daily Extra political correctness has gone too far. In a statement to the gay news site the Daily Xtra, Fink said the incident happened after a professor referred to her by the gender-neutral pronoun “they,” a “preferred pronoun” by many who consider themselves transgender, non-binary, or genderqueer.įink said she felt like that was a case of discrimination against transsexuals in favor of transgender politics. Fink said the incident should be handled by the university rather than the criminal justice system. In a statement condemning the incident, UBC wrote, “UBC condemns this incident as an act of hate and in contravention of the values of equity, inclusion and respect deeply held by the university community.”ĭuring her court hearing, Fink tried to have the mischief charge dismissed.
The incident was first considered a potential hate crime.
The event is billed as “a celebration of gender and sexual diversity.” Transsexual Student Charged with ‘Mischief’ For Burning Gay Pride FlagĪ transsexual student at the University of British Columbiais being charged with “mischief” for burning a gay pride flag in protest of political correctness and transgender identity politics.ĬBC News reports Brooklyn Marie Fink is being charged with “mischief under $5,000" for burning a gay pride flag during UBC Pride Collective’s OUTweek in February.