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The University of California banned 'misgendering' — now its own policy is being used against it

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Freedom of speech is still the law of the land in the United States, but on college campuses, that is apparently up for interpretation. Look no further than the University of California and its sprawling system of 10 campuses across the state. One set of policies and standards governs all of its campuses, and with it comes a ban on "misgendering" and adhering to biological reality. 'UC's policy goes too far in restricting protected speech.' Under UC's "Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment" policy — which is available in four different languages — sexual harassment is described as including conduct like "acts of verbal, nonverbal, or physical aggression, intimidation, or hostility based on gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex- or gender-stereotyping, or sexual orientation." In its FAQ section of the same document , "intentional and repeated use of a name or pronoun inconsistent with the individual's gender identity (i.e., misgendering)" is also considered harassment. The pol