Hello everyone,
I am the defendant mentioned at the Anti-Discrimination Law hearing by the Taiwan Women's Association and the author of an article in Apple Daily, which is now featured on the "NO Self ID Taiwan" website. Those who read the article will know that I am not only a "non-binary" individual under the trans umbrella but also a former supporter of the trans movement. Before the well-known case of Chang Gung University, in which a trans woman sued her school for not being allowed to stay in the women's dormitory, my friends and I were not aware of the issues behind allowing a "trans woman" to keep in the single-sex dormitory with merely the consent of trans-identified male’s roommates. At that time, my understanding was that "transgender" individuals genuinely felt a strong aversion to their body parts and were often described by advocacy groups as "transsexuals" who needed surgery.
I still vividly remember the time a friend of mine asked me,
"When a trans woman 'imitates' a woman, doesn't that only reinforce stereotypes with their clothes and behavior?" This
left me speechless, but I still believed it was proof of their determination to become a woman. People I trusted within the community reassured me saying: "Aren't we all trying to become the person we want to be?" Somehow everything trans women did was simply a form of effort, and all justified This may somewhat convince me, But
One fateful morning, the whole thing went down the drain.
A trans woman named Laurel Hubbard, representing New Zealand participated in the 2020 Olympics weightlifting category as a female athlete.
Despite my desperate attempts at self-deception, as a woman, I am well aware of the obvious physical differences between men and women. When this issue was brought up among transgender individuals, arguments such as "We too have the right to compete!" and "Some women are stronger than men!" totally ignored the average biological differences and were more than aggressive when they tried to persuade others. This made me start questioning "Should trans women have the same rights as women?" True equality does not mean treating everyone the same but recognizing differences and treating people accordingly, which is practical equality.
Later, a trans woman who had undergone bottom surgery, being someone who understood the agendas the trans community was up to, took the brave yet unthinkable step to expose the truth behind this on social media to the general public: Taiwan was on the verge of recognizing a male with intact biological features to be a “fully legal” woman through litigation.
Only then did the Taiwanese public, including myself, begin to realize that what trans advocacy groups had been telling us was far from the whole truth. Many “trans women” did not have "gender dysphoria"; they enjoyed wearing women's clothes and being referred to as women, while they were unwilling to undergo surgery to remove their male parts. They even twisted the truth by calling them "female reproductive organs"! This completely shattered the public's understanding of transgender individuals. What was even more shocking was their demand for the public to fully accept their "needs": the right to share any private female-only spaces, access to female-specific subsidies, and participation in women's events. As a non-binary person, I might be able to accept a familiar, trusted trans woman sharing a private space with me, but forcing "all women" to accept it is not an option. I am very aware that women in society still face various risks and are often if not most of the time victims, thus I believe women should have the right to protect their safety.
I sympathize with transgender individuals who have been harmed, but this cannot be a reason to increase the risk of harm to women, nor is it a valid reason to force women to "take it for the team”. It is especially heartbreaking for someone like me, who once believed that all this was promoting gender equality, to see lesbians abroad being attacked or ostracized for refusing to date trans women or for asserting that women do not have male reproductive organs. If all this regret was not enough, ＯＯＯ's article in the online media TaiSounds and his criticism of Yoriko Shono's speech ignited a fire of anger within me.
A post-op transgender individual (at the time, everyone was speculating about whether ＯＯＯ had undergone surgery; now I can confirm he had.) whom I once believed would strive to become a woman, arrogantly criticized "victims of sexual assault" for their fear of trans women, calling it irrational. A knowledgeable person, fully aware of the harm the trans movement had caused abroad, described Yoriko Shono's description in her article as a conspiracy theory, blinding his eyes with a handkerchief as he spoke. This severely undermined my trust in post-op trans individuals and the trans community as a whole (although I am also under the big umbrella).
What I find even more intolerable is someone with a key vested interest in the issue not disclosing that they are part of the beneficiary group when pushing related agendas. This is akin to a social media influencer defending a company's mistake, only to be revealed later as having a vested interest in that company, causing public outrage. Conflict of interest and information disclosure are essential for the public to objectively evaluate the credibility and value of a person's statements, but ＯＯＯ has failed to do any of this. He speaks under the guise of a woman, promoting various queer values and criticizing opposing women, mansplaining those who have been harmed. If a man made such statements, he would have been vehemently criticized. I do not deny his literary talent; I recognize the past contributions of women's groups even though they are now supporting the trans movement, but I believe that talent and ability should be used rightly. I feel a deep sense of disdain for those who misuse resources and influence.
Therefore, I decided to expose these injustices, just like the post-op trans individual who initially spoke out. Unjust behavior and information should be revealed to the public for scrutiny.
As a result, I and several other women who openly discussed ＯＯＯ received subpoenas from the prosecutor's office—we were sued by the Ａ Prize-winning author ＯＯＯ.
The charges are defamation and breach of personal data protection. He and his lawyer brother, Lawyer Huang, claim that by disclosing his transgender status and former male identity, we defamed him and that gender is a private matter. These claims mirror the advocacy content of the TAPCPR(Taiwan Alliance to Promote Civil Partnership Rights), leaving me utterly astonished.
Undeniably, facing a lawsuit from a well-known and influential writer with a prestigious family background brings significant pressure on us female defendants. Public critics of ＯＯＯ, including those with legal backgrounds, are not his targets. Cleverly, with his dual degrees from National Taiwan University and Waseda University and his lawyer brother, he targeted ordinary women without legal knowledge or background, some of whom had disclosed their mental health conditions on social platforms.
Women without support, background, legal knowledge, or stable mental health are the sacrifice in this renowned individual's warning to others, much like those abroad trying to force women into submission to the agenda and desire of the trans community. He is using his wealth and background to crush ordinary people, attempting to silence women protesting injustice through litigation.
The prosecutor's office's dropping prosecution did not stop ＯＯＯ. He has ample funds, utilizes his fame to publicly raise litigation funds, and continues to file appeals and civil suits against me and other women. His relentless pursuit has caused me chronic anxiety and insomnia, severe hyperventilation during investigation sessions, and severe enough distress that I had to be forced to eat and drink by concerned friends and family. This has led to long-term mental stress, requiring medical treatment and regular medication to maintain a state that does not harm my physical health. Another woman who also stood out to protest and was being sued by ＯＯＯ had been struggling with mental health issues before the suit. Her situation severely worsened due to litigation and she even had a panic attack in court.
Seeing ＯＯＯpublicly lament and solicit donations from readers recently, I can only scoff. This act is as absurd as Terry Gou crying for public sympathy and asking for donations to sue more people, bullying women with less privilege and no financial background.
The TAPCPR also uses its legal team to bully the local House Registration Office without legal expertise or funds for legal representation, leaving civil servants to defend themselves. The presence of the TAPCPR in court must have been daunting for those civil servants for they are left without legal assistance, but to bend to the legal claims of TAPCPR. Bullying public agencies is one thing, but threatening general citizens is even more reprehensible.
Since he couldn't win against me in criminal court, ＯＯＯ and the TAPCPR fired back with civil litigation against me and other women.
Throughout this process, family members have advised me to step back and reconcile with ＯＯＯ. However, some women were sued this time by ＯＯＯ had deleted their posts in fear of litigation previously. This shows that ＯＯＯ does not easily let go of their targets.
Women, how many times have we heard phrases like "endure for a moment to calm the storm" and "take a step back for a broader perspective"? But if kindness worked, would the trans movement be so rampant abroad? Have those men who bully women made any concessions due to women's silence? Our continued patience has only emboldened society, the government, and the trans movement to take advantage of women. Women have had no retreat; any step back means more women fall into the abyss. Starting with bathrooms, gender-friendly restrooms have led to rampant voyeurism; then dressing rooms, hot springs, and dormitories, where women are forced to watch men display their erections and endure gaze on their naked bodies; in sports, female athletes lose hope of winning medals and suffer serious injuries, having to abandon their athletic careers—all this pain is to accommodate men's comfort!
Not just for myself, but for the women fighting alongside me, for those born as women like me, and for the girls who are yet to be born, we must not back down easily. The road ahead is long and challenging, but if we do not persist, there will be no one to speak up for women in the future! We must let those arrogant trans activists know that women will never be lambs to the slaughter, nor are we a presence they can manipulate at will!