Defending Education, et al. v. Aubrey C. Sullivan, et al.

Gender ideology and pronoun use are among the most contentious cultural and political debates of the day. But the First Amendment protects your right to participate in that debate, no matter which side you’re on.

Colorado’s new anti-discrimination law compels speech by forcing speakers to express a message they don’t believe in by using pronouns (and other gendered language) to prevent individuals from feeling “unwelcome.” That’s why the Institute for Free Speech (IFS) filed amicus briefs in three related cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10^th Circuit.

In the law, the state advances its own viewpoint by mandating use of non-standard pronouns and forbidding other perspectives. As IFS’s brief states, “No government can police language to allow messages it likes, while prohibiting those it disapproves—even when the language might ‘provoke[e] offense and condemnation.’”

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