Yolo County Library: Speakers Removed from Public Meeting Room for Referring to Transgender Women as āMaleā and āBiological Menā
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Case Overview
On August 20, 2023, the Yolo County, California, branch of Moms for Liberty hosted a āForum on Fair and Safe Sport for Girlsā in a publicly available meeting room at Yolo County Library in California. After speakers referred to transgender women as āmale,ā āmen,ā and ābiological men,ā the library manager shut down the event. In an Aug. 24 letter to the library, Āé¶¹“«Ć½IOS explained that the meeting room is a public forum, and the libraryās suppression of the Moms for Liberty event was viewpoint-based censorship that violated the First Amendment. On Sept. 5, Yolo County responded to Āé¶¹“«Ć½IOSās letter confirming the county librarian offered the eventās organizers an opportunity to reschedule and that the library was reviewing the incident and its policies to ensure adherence to its First Amendment obligations.
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