Florida’s Pronoun Ban Violates High Court Holding, Judge Rules

A Florida law restricting public school educators’ use of their “preferred title or pronouns” in the classroom violates a federal anti-discrimination law’s prohibition on sex discrimination, a district judge ruled.

Two transgender teachers challenging the rule are entitled to summary judgment because it contravenes the US Supreme Court’s 2020 Bostock v. Clayton County decision, which bars the state from banning transgender employees from using pronouns aligned with their gender identity, said Judge Mark E. Walker of the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida. The state law, known as H.B. 1069, “intentionally penalizes” conduct inherent to transgender status, ...