Teacher Refusing to Use Student's Chosen Pronouns Jailed for Ignoring Order
NewsweekJAN 2023
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Burke has the right to his beliefs, and it's dangerously undemocratic and Orwellian to be compelling speech. It's commendable of him to be standing up for what he believes in. By choosing to stay in prison rather than disobey his conscience, Burke is setting himself up as a martyr in this contentious liberal culture war.
Burke isn't being imprisoned for his beliefs, but rather because he publicly harassed a student and a teacher during a school church service. He isn't a martyr - he committed contempt of court and demonstrated prejudice against a member of a minority community.