Heinz Winckler faces backlash for 'questioning' school's decision on transgender student
The popular musician is involved in a nasty transgender row where he is reportedly not in support of a student who has transformed his sex and now wants to be female.
'Idols SA' singer Heinz Winckler has rubbed many social media users the wrong way after it was reported that he is discriminating against a transgender student.
According to several reports, the popstar-turned-preacher is heading a group of parents questioning a school’s decision to support a transgender pupil.
The school in Somerset West, Western Cape, reportedly embraced the student who wants to be treated as female.
Winckler is reportedly part of a group of parents questioning the school.
As a result of his actions, there is an online petition against the singer.
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The petition, which can be found on Change.org, is called ‘Heinz Winckler: Everyone deserves love, stop your hate’.
Some social media users have also taken to Twitter to slam the singer’s behaviour.
Below are some of the responses.
hey @heinzwinckler, if you're so bothered by a school treating a trans kid in a way that affirms & supports their identity, surely you can just take YOUR kids out of the school??
— faguilera (@HEYKAYBEE3) October 22, 2021
Heinz has no right , but only the parents of this child have a right?🙄🙊 that's twisted he has every right to protect his daughter from the ever shifting demands of the so called alphabet community
— Expert e serious (@Sally21331640) October 23, 2021
@heinzwinckler believe which ever religion you want. But if your religion is used to deny Trans people their freedoms and ultimately cause more harm and stigmatisation, then your religion is not relevant. #cancelhim #transLives #HeinzWinckler
— Francy Stephens (@sofa_detective) October 23, 2021
Can't Heinz Winkler find another school for his kids easy. It's not his school. When we were voting for him he never asked who's behind the vote
— Mandisa (@MandzaMyengs) October 23, 2021
LGBTQI rights are human rights .. anyway Heinz wont go far because from 1996 homosexuality rights are protected in our constitution
— CocoChanel (@CocoCha242) October 23, 2021