Simon B. Amaya Price came to a Nashua Board of Aldermen meeting to discuss a proposed ordinance on the agenda. Before he could say more than a few words, the board’s president cut him off and demanded he publicly state his home or business address.
Because Amaya Price regularly receives death threats for his political advocacy, disclosing that information posed a genuine safety risk. Faced with a choice between his safety and his right to speak, he sat down.
Now, with the help of the Institute for Free Speech, he’s fighting back.
Institute attorneys, along with local counsel Roy S. McCandless, filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire on behalf of Amaya Price. The suit names as defendants the City of Nashua and Lori Wilshire, President of the Nashua Board of Aldermen, and challenges the board’s requirement that speakers publicly disclose their address before commenting at public meetings.
Amaya Price, a 21-year-old Massachusetts resident, is a desister—someone who formerly identified as transgender but has since returned to identifying with his biological sex. He frequently testifies before government bodies about protecting children who suffer from gender dysphoria and has spoken on the issue in more than a dozen states. Because of his advocacy, he regularly receives death threats.
On February 10, 2026, Amaya Price attended a Board of Aldermen meeting to speak against Ordinance O-26-001, a measure that would have the city fly a transgender flag. When he approached the podium, Board President Wilshire demanded his address. Amaya Price explained he had been advised to keep that information private for security reasons—and Wilshire initially agreed. But after Nashua’s Corporation Counsel intervened, Wilshire reversed course and enforced the address requirement. Unable to comply safely, Amaya Price forfeited his speaking time.
Nashua’s rule requires speakers to publicly identify their address, even though the city does not limit speaking to residents. The Board could also easily verify addresses privately, if they truly need to know, without forcing speakers to disclose personal information on the public record. Indeed, other speakers at the same meeting were allowed their full speaking time without being required to provide a complete address.
The lawsuit argues that the address requirement violates the First Amendment by compelling speakers to choose between their constitutional right to petition their government and their personal safety. Amaya Price seeks a declaration that the requirement is unconstitutional, an injunction against its enforcement, and nominal damages.
To read our full press release on the filing of the case in Amaya Price v. City of Nashua, click here. To read the complaint, click here.
