The UC system is facing a federal lawsuit over allegations that its anti-harassment policies that prohibit repeated or intentional misgendering violate some students’ First Amendment rights. National advocacy group Defending Education argues that systemwide rules punish students for expressing their belief that “biological sex is immutable” and require them to use classmates’ preferred names and pronouns. The complaint names top officials across the university and targets provisions of the systemwide Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment policy, which define repeated or intentional misgendering and deadnaming as prohibited gender-based harassment. All university employees, students and third-parties are required to abide by the policy. Read more through the link in bio. ✍️: Alexa Vazquez 📸: Anabelle Fong . . . #ucberkeley #dailycal #berkeley #universityofcalifornia