Canadian Father Robert Hoogland Jailed For Speaking Out Against Court Ordered Cross-Sex Hormones for His Own Daughter

This video was originally published in February of 2020 with a report on Robert Hoogland's case written for The Federalist:

https://thefederalist.com/2020/02/21/heartbroken-dad-of-trans-teen-breaks-gag-to-beg-for-end-of-state-sponsored-child-abuse/

On March 16, 2021 Robert Hoogland was arrested at the BC Supreme Court on charges of having granted interviews like this one and generally made his story known to the public.

Friday, March 26th, I received an update from a close friend of Robert Hoogland's who has been able to speak with him on the phone a couple of times over the past week. She wrote that "due to covid protocols" Rob is being kept in an individual cell and not being allowed any in-person visits. "He can only [take exercise] for a couple hours a day so the living conditions are not ideal, akin to solitary confinement.”

She expressed concern for Robert Hoogland's mental health, noting that he has been under "extreme stress for the past 2.5 years" since doctors informed him that they would begin treatments on his daughter on the sole basis of her own consent.

Robert Hoogland remains in North Fraser Remand Center in Port Coquitlam, east of Vancouver. His trial for breaking gag orders is scheduled to begin before Justice Michael Tammen on April 12th at 2p. If sentenced, he could face up to five years in jail.