The lawsuit asserted that a student “who uses ‘he’ or ‘him’ when referring to a biological male who identifies as a female will be punished for ‘misgendering’ that student.” UC Diego even teaches that disagreeing with transgender ideology creates a “hostile environment.” Perry said — correctly — that “any sort of dissenting speech,” in this case “biologically accurate pronouns or expressions of disagreement with gender ideology,” aren’t harassment but First Amendment-protected speech. The Editorial Board holds that UC campuses must remain centers of productive and authentic discussion and collaboration. The Defending Education lawsuit fails to consider that tolerating non-gender-affirming language would be corrosive to that ideal.