Members and supporters of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community. (Dibyangshu Sarkar, AFP)
An appeals court ruling in the United States around a professor refusing to use a transgender student s pronouns is something South African universities should consider when highlighting challenges facing LGBTQI communities, writes
Omphemetse Sibanda.
There are some who say that What s in the name! – the latest and groundbreaking freedom of expression-related case in the US about a philosophy professor at Shawnee State University in Ohio – is sure to bring much debate and contestations around the intersection of freedom of expression and the right of others not sharing the expression.
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Preferred pronouns – Professor wins First Amendment case
An Ohio college professor who resisted his school’s orders to go along with transgender students’ preferred pronouns has won his First Amendment case before a federal appeals court. The ruling clears the way for the professor to pursue a lawsuit seeking damages, writes Mary Kay Linge for the
New York Post.
In a unanimous ruling, the sixth US Circuit Court of Appeals said that Shawnee State University violated Professor Nicholas Meriwether’s rights of free speech and free exercise of religion by punishing him for resisting school rules that forced him to address students in the terms of their choosing.
Prof. Nicholas Meriwether declined student s request to use feminine pronouns
Academic given written warning by Shawnee State University over his conduct
On Friday a court in Ohio ruled that he could sue the college for damages
Meriwether appeared on Tucker Carlson s Fox News show on Thursday
He said he was suing to make a stand against the loss of academic freedom
The Trump-appointed judge said the college sought ideological conformity
A professor at Shawnee State University, explained to Tucker Carlson why he sued the university after being told he created a "hostile environment" by not calling a transgender student by the preferred pronoun on "Tucker Carlson Tonight."