Bi Sasquatch<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@ErinInTheMorn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ErinInTheMorn</span></a></span> <br>The right has long self-identified as the protector of free speech, except when that speech has to do with race, gender, sexuality, queerness, science, (non-Christian) religion, and anything else the Trump regime deems seditious, such as being critical of the government.</p><p>Four plaintiffs—Rhode Island Latino Arts, National Queer Theater, The Theater Offensive and Theatre Communications Group—sued federal officials following the signing of an executive order which directed the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to disfavor grant applications that “promote gender ideology.” Artists, represented by the ACLU, argued this provision violated the First Amendment, the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), and the Fifth Amendment.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Queer</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Artists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artists</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Musicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musicians</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Performers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Performers</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NationalEndowmentForTheArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalEndowmentForTheArts</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NEA</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/courts-side-with-aclu-and-queer-performers" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">erininthemorning.com/p/courts-</span><span class="invisible">side-with-aclu-and-queer-performers</span></a></p>