A California court hosted a “gender identity” training session for judges and lawyers. Daily Caller News Foundation It was reported on Friday.
according to invitation The Santa Cruz County Superior Court held an event titled “Pride and Pronouns – Understanding Gender Identity in the Courtroom and Beyond” in May 2023 via video conference, according to a post from the Santa Cruz County Bar Association.
“This program helps lawyers, judges, and others understand and address issues related to gender identity that may arise in the courtroom. Panelists will discuss the current understanding of gender identity and pronouns. The panel will discuss whether and how judges and lawyers should invite litigants to identify their pronouns. Dialogue is welcomed to discuss who should be invited to participate, how to respond to individuals whose gender identity is unclear, and what to do if an individual does not have a gender identity. Intentionally misgendering someone in court,” the event invitation states.
The presentation was moderated by Tristan E.H. Higgins, described as a “highly trained and internationally recognized speaker, consultant, and coach in diversity, equity, and inclusion.” .
Speakers at the virtual event include Todd Brower, director of judicial education at the UCLA School of Law’s Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and the Public, and Jody Brower, supervising deputy attorney general for the California Division of Employment and Administrative Mandates. Mr. Creasator was also included. of Justice.
17 slides presentationThe document, obtained by DCNF, notes that the so-called differences in “gender expression,” “gender identity,” “assigned sex at birth,” and “attractiveness” are “independent of each other.” According to Higgins’ slide deck, doctors and “sometimes parents” assign a newborn’s gender at birth. The terms “biological sex” and “anatomical sex” are said to be “hated” and “problematic.”
Participants include “nonbinary,” “transgender,” “third gender,” “gender fluid,” “agender,” “two-spirit,” “genderneutrois,” and “genderneutrois.” A list of “certain genders” was presented, including: Masculinity” and “Central Femininity”. To illustrate the so-called pronoun and gender spectrum, we used graphics from color theory, such as combining blue and yellow to make green.
Judges and lawyers were encouraged to address individuals by titles such as “plaintiff, witness, party, attorney, litigator, juror,” rather than “Mr., Mr., Mr.”
Ms. Higgins, who describes herself as a “gender nonconforming lesbian,” told DCNF that several legal organizations and another California court have previously hired her to host similar trainings.
“I have worked with courts in San Diego and Santa Cruz,” Higgins said. “I have taught at the National Judicial College and the National Association of Women Judges, which includes a wide variety of judicial officers from across the country. I have been trained by the U.S. Department of Labor. . . . I will fill a need wherever there is a need.”
The court told the press that the decision to host Higgins’ presentation “arose from the court’s anti-bias committee.”
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