Karl Fredrikson

Karl Rüpert Banëtx Fredrikson (born 16 May 1980, age 41) is a Jonathian politician currently serving as the provincial premier for Dorritadia. Fredrikson is an openly gay politician who is also the first openly transgender person to be elected to the Jonathian parliament. Fredrikson was born in 1980.
== Life ==
Karl was born on May 16th, 1980, as a female. Karl’s first instance of gender dysphoria came at age eighteen, in the year 1998. Eventually, Karl would go through transgender surgery in 2016, one year after Dorritadia legalized it.
=== MP for Dorritadia (2021 - present) ===
When he was elected for the first time in 2021, mixed responses rose around Jonathia. While many, particularly in Dorritadia itself, congratulated his historic election, some reacted negatively to his election. On his first day, a union of catholic churches in Arizaia sent him death threats and messages of hate.
Fredrikson himself was later interviewed on the topic by the NBC, to which he pointed out Jonathia's long history of transphobia and, in turn, homophobia in general, and that his election may be a step towards equality. He also mentioned that Jonas Albert, the prime minister at the time, was not recieving backlash despite being gay himself, or more specifically bisexual - in response, Jonas jokingly said he'd "send the military out" if anyone criticized him based on his sexuality.
Gay rights have been fully legal across Jonathia since 1997, however a general uneasiness towards these rights, especially among religious groups, remain.
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