UC Policy Chills Student Speech on Gender, Says New Suit (1)

June 18, 2026, 5:37 PM UTCUpdated: June 18, 2026, 7:32 PM UTC

University of California officials face a lawsuit from a nonprofit alleging the system’s sexual harassment policy violates students’ speech rights by prohibiting misgendering and requiring use of preferred pronouns.

The policy has left four UC students in fear of punishment for expressing beliefs that biological sex is immutable and can’t be changed based on gender identity, Defending Education said in a Thursday complaint filed to the US District Court for ...

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