Lawsuit seeks to remove requirement for respectful language in legislative hearings

(Colorado Newsline) Two Coloradans who intentionally misgendered transgender people while they testified against a bill are suing the legislators who cut them off and asked them to be respectful.

The initial complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Colorado in early April claims the legislators named as defendants violated the plaintiffs’ right to free speech by stopping them from misgendering and deadnaming transgender people during their testimony. A hearing has yet to be scheduled in the case.

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