‘ A , hostile expression of animosity toward… actual or perceived gender identity ‘
A 17-year former social worker was ordered by an Oregon school area to remove some books from his office work area, which a coworker had called” transphobic.”
Rod Theis ( pictured ) was “inspired by the message of hope for children conveyed in the books” and was “inspired by the message of hope for children conveyed in the books.”
According to Theis, the books describe “how every child should accept and like herself as God made her to be.”
However, after seeing them, an individual complained to city officials about how” transphobic” they were. Theis was given the order to get rid of the books after the InterMountain Education Service District said they were” a hostile manifestation of animosity toward another individual relating their actual or perceived female identity.”
Theis claimed that if he returned the ebooks to their locations or engaged in similar behavior, he would experience “discipline, including dismissal of his employment.”
The district’s employees are permitted to enhance their offices with specific items, including drawings, photos, quotes, books, and even political posters or statements, according to the ADF.
For instance, according to the lawsuit, a district speech pathologist has the text” What Does Danny Do” in her company. along with “animals, games, sports, the American flag, and an uplifting offer,” In a world where YOU can be something Get Yourself.”
Further: Professors are being investigated for supposedly wearing” Gulf of America” t-shirts.
Other employees ‘ items include a photo of Barack Obama saying” Yes, we can,” a picture of workers standing in a picket line and holding rainbow-colored signs that spell the word “UNIONS,” and other union-related material.
Importantly, Theis claimed that his principal did not think the novels he displayed were “offensive or inappropriate.”
The text” She is She” “explores what it means to be a woman …and loves it!” reads the Amazon.com information. This book defends the falsehoods of gender-based politicians and highlights the beauty of who a girl is through verse and adorable illustrations. It’s all about a wonderful, uncontested, natural girl!
The InterMountain area, according to the lawsuit, established a” conversation policy” that forbids employees from holding opinions that a person’s personal identity, rather than sex, determines.
The state’s censorship of Theis ‘ information and the speech policy that undergirded it violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments, according to the ADF.
Theis requests” an award of actual and nominal damages ] in an amount that the [e ] Court deems appropriate.”
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Rod Theis poses with the novels he was ordered to remove in IMAGE CAPTION & CREDIT:  , Ryan Bomberger/X.
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