Mick Hartley

From Yuliah Alma at Reduxx:

A man in Spain convicted of violent crimes against two women has changed his name and sex marker in an apparent bid to seek clemency from the government on the basis of his newfound gender identity.

The man, located in Seville and identified in the media only as Antonio, changed his name to “Milan” in July and had his sex marker altered to female on his identification documents at the same time. As first reported by ABC de Sevilla, the man declared a transgender status after the Seville Court had sentenced him to 40 months in prison.

Now, after registering his new identity, Antonio is demanding the Government of Spain give him a total pardon because he says he “is a new person.”

The two victims, referred to in local press as Victoria and Patricia, have stated that they feel “unprotected and defenseless” after learning of their abusive former partner’s new identity and plea for clemency.

The significant point here is that Spain recently passed a gender seif-ID law, despite the example of Scotland (Isla Bryson) and warnings from women's groups..

In light of Antonio’s new name and “gender identity,” both Patricia and Victoria have expressed concerns over Spain’s recently-adopted gender self-identification legislation. The law, colloquially known as the Trans Law (Ley Trans), was adopted on February 16 this year amid mass criticism from women’s rights groups. Many stated that streamlining the process to change identification documents without medical oversight would result in abusive men exploiting the law to avoid culpability for their crimes.

Within months of the legislation’s passing, multiple cases have already emerged out of Spain in which violent males have taken to changing their names and gender markers in an effort to get preferential treatment by the justice system.

Last fall, a man who beat his female partner for opposing his transition successfully avoided charges of sex-based violence by legally changing his identification to “female” and adopting a woman’s name. Núria González López, the legal advisor for the victim, told Reduxx at the time: “Women’s safety appears to be less important than men’s feelings.”

Well yes, but these claims aren't even genuine. You'd have to be exceptionally naive to think that this man…

…really wants to live as a woman.