A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled that the National Endowment for the Arts’s (NEA) application of Trump’s ban on “gender ideology” to its grant review process violates the First Amendment. In his ruling, William Smith, a judge for the United States District Court in Rhode Island, wrote that the NEA’s consideration of whether or not an applicant would use its grant money to “promote gender ideology” violated freedom of expression protections because it imposed a “viewpoint-based restriction on private speech.” That the NEA would be less likely to award funds to organizations it deemed to promote “gender ideology,” Smith wrote, is “presumptively unconstitutional.” To read the full story by isaislearninghowtouseacamera, visit the link in bio. . . . Image courtesy National Queer Theater #TransRights #Trump #NEA #Gender #FirstAmendment