Courthouse News Service: Can one person’s concept of civility stifle another’s free speech rights?

In a federal lawsuit filed against Democratic Colorado lawmakers on Thursday, members of two conservative groups claim they were unable to freely oppose bills regarding transgender rights because they were required to use preferred pronouns while giving public testimony.

“[Lawmaker defendants] have prescribed how critics of transgenderism must present their views during the public-testimony portion of committee hearings before the Colorado Legislature by prohibiting ‘misgendering’ or ‘deadnaming’ and otherwise requiring citizens to express fealty to transgender ideology under the guise of ‘civility’ or ‘decorum,’” the plaintiffs claim in a 30-page lawsuit.

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