'Respect pronouns' bill at University of Houston challenged on First Amendment grounds

'Gutfeld!' panelists weigh in on a new survey claiming almost half of recent college graduates aren't'emotionally' prepared for a 9-5 job. Student senator Mike Abel at the University of Houston successfully challenged the Student Government Association's (SGA) "Respect for Pronouns" bill that would have mandated the use of others members' preferred pronouns. The bill also calls for "Name tags containing the proper pronouns will be given to every member of the Student Government Association" and it "strongly recommend[ed]" to list pronouns during Zoom meetings. The SGA's Supreme Court is poised to rule in favor of Abel, determining that such legislation constituted a violation of the students' first amendment rights, Campus Reform reported Friday. Specifically, the SGA Supreme Court is said to have found that the last sentence of the legislation, which would have compelled speech from the organization's members, was a violation.