A man in Switzerland is facing 10 days in prison after refusing to pay a fine for an “offensive” social media post. Emanuel Brünisholz, a wind instrument repairman from Burgdorf, was convicted under anti-discrimination laws for making statement emphasizing skeletal evidence of binary sex.
Brünisholz’s ordeal began in December of 2022 when he responded to a Facebook post by Swiss National Council member Andreas Glarner. In his comment, Brünisholz wrote:
“If you dig up LGBTQI people after 200 years, you’ll only find men and women based on their skeletons. Everything else is a mental illness promoted through the curriculum.”
He’s right. But . . .
Brünisholz’s reply, which highlighted the immutable nature of biological sex quickly drew complaints from activists who filed reports with local police, alleging it constituted public incitement to hatred under Article 261bis of the Swiss Criminal Code. In other words, the comment hurt their feelings.
Burgdorf Police interrogated Brünisholz on August 15, 2023, launching a formal investigation into charges of discrimination and hate speech. During the questioning, conducted by the Regional Police Command Mittelland – Emmental – Oberaargau and documented in an official transcript, Brünisholz was interrogated about the “intent” behind his Facebook reply.
To the question, “What did you mean by this comment?” Brünisholz replied:
“To those who think there’s not just man and woman, I want to tell them that there’s only man and woman.”
Later, when asked, “What do you think of the LGBTQI community?” he responded: “Nothing, absolutely nothing. It’s an extremist bunch. They want to silence me.” This is of course correct. Truth is hate speech to those who hate the truth.
The Judge determined that “through his comment published on Facebook, [Brünisholz] has publicly belittled the group of LGBT(Q)I people based on their sexual orientation and in a way that violates human dignity.” He was issued a penal order fining him 500 Swiss francs (approximately $580 USD), convertible to 10 days of imprisonment if unpaid.
Brünisholz raised an objection against the criminal order, and the case ended up in the Regional Court of Emmental – Oberaargau for review. But on December 20, the Regional Court affirmed the guilty verdict against him, and imposed an additional fee of 600 Swiss francs ($1400).
Viewing the penalty as an infringement on his right to express a scientific fact, Brünisholz opted out of payment and accepted the jail term. On December 2, he publicly announced his incarceration “I’m going to prison for 10 days!”
ES IST SOWEIT, AM 2 DEZEMBER GEHE ICH IN DEN KNAST FÜR 10 TAGE! PIC.TWITTER.COM/YJDAKNTRUH
— Emanuel Brünisholz (@EmanuelBrn22173) September 19, 2025
The ruling has ignited a firestorm on social media, with critics decrying it as a chilling example of “woke authoritarianism” infiltrating Swiss jurisprudence. They are, of course, correct.
Fulcrum7 Statement
(we did not consult ADCOM or the UN)
“Males and females have different skeletons. They have different muscle mass, lung capacity, heights, weights, and biochemistry. They also have different and complementary roles in the family and the church. Theses roles are set in place by God Himself, the Almighty Creator.”
When should we expect the police?
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“Male and female created He them.”
[Ps. You can write to the Swiss Federal Dept of Justice and police at info@gs-ejpd.admin.ch to protest this disgraceful situation.]