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Oregon educator was told to remove ‘He is He’ and ‘She is She’ books from display. He claims that violated his rights
Oregon Live ^ | 8/14/2025 | Lucas Hellberg

Posted on 08/19/2025 10:01:51 AM PDT by simpson96

PENDLETON — An eastern Oregon educator is suing his employer, alleging an order to remove anti-trans children’s books from his desk violated his constitutional rights.

Education specialist Rod Theis filed the federal lawsuit in May against the InterMountain Education Service District. He claims the district ordered him to remove two children’s books — “He is He” and “She is She” — from his desk. Theis asserts the two books explain that every child should love and accept themselves as God intended.

Theis alleges the district violated his rights to free speech under the First Amendment and equal protection under the 14th Amendment because the restriction is overbroad, not content-neutral and expresses hostility toward his religious-based viewpoints.

“Our legal system is built on the truth that the government can’t silence a speaker just because it disapproves of what he says,” his attorney Tyson Langhofer said in a statement.


TOPICS: Education
KEYWORDS: books; homosexualagenda; homosexualpolicy; intercession; lgbt; lgbtq; library; oregon; romans1; xyxx

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"...anti-trans children’s books"

Clever writer.

They're 'common sense' books.

1 posted on 08/19/2025 10:01:51 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: simpson96

Beat me to it.

There is no such thing as “transgendered.”


2 posted on 08/19/2025 10:04:09 AM PDT by Organic Panic ('Was I molested. I think so' - Ashley Biden in response to her father joining her in the shower. )
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To: simpson96

This is a tough call. The teacher probably put those books on his desk as a way to start a reasonable discussion on the topic. Well, okay.

But if this teacher is allowed to keep those books on his desk, could a Muslim teacher keep the Koran on his desk? You know, for discussion purposes (aka, conversion purposes).


3 posted on 08/19/2025 10:08:49 AM PDT by Leaning Right (It's morning in America. Again.)
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To: Leaning Right
> This is a tough call. The teacher probably put those books on his desk as a way to start a reasonable discussion on the topic. Well, okay. But if this teacher is allowed to keep those books on his desk, could a Muslim teacher keep the Koran on his desk? You know, for discussion purposes (aka, conversion purposes).

I would support having those books in the school library. Libraries should have books with lots of different points of view.

Having them on his desk (presumably in a classroom or his office if he has one) is harder to support. IMO those places should be neutral, so that any student could feel comfortable (or at least not challenged). Would I as a student feel comfortable if the teacher had a gay pride flag in his classroom or in his office? No. So keep those places neutral -- reasonable discussion can still take place.

BTW, whatever happened to reading, writing, and 'rithmetic?

4 posted on 08/19/2025 10:20:10 AM PDT by dayglored (This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24)
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To: simpson96

SO WHAT. WHO CARES. Fire him


5 posted on 08/19/2025 10:20:56 AM PDT by Singermom
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To: GOPJ; poconopundit; Jane Long; Diana in Wisconsin; Grampa Dave; Godzilla; Vaduz; null and void; ...

p


6 posted on 08/19/2025 10:31:56 AM PDT by Liz (May you be in Heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead (Irish blessing))
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To: simpson96

I am he as you are he as you are me
And we are all together


7 posted on 08/19/2025 10:42:21 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (First, I was a clinger, then deplorable, now I'm garbage. Feel the love? )
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To: Singermom

Reading comprehension


8 posted on 08/19/2025 10:44:24 AM PDT by bigbob (If thou doth eff around, thou wilt findeth out)
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To: simpson96

Outrage about he and she?

I remember a while back, there was liberal Outrage at Mr. Rogers. There was a video from his show in which he said something about how girls will grow up to be women, and that boys watching his show will become men.

I know it’s triggering to the left. Mr. Rogers completely overlooks the possibility that there are Trans kids out there.


9 posted on 08/19/2025 10:57:24 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Leaning Right

If they allow other teachers to keep books on their desk that are in support of LGBT stuff (Billy has 2 mommies or whatever), then they should allow this teacher to have his books on his desk. Otherwise, this is viewpoint discrimination.


10 posted on 08/19/2025 10:57:43 AM PDT by ConjunctionJunction (Vim vi repellere licet)
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To: Leaning Right

Nothing tough about it. They rot will continue until it is stopped


11 posted on 08/19/2025 11:00:21 AM PDT by mrmeyer (You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. Robert Heinlein)
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To: ConjunctionJunction

I totally agree. Allow all personal-opinion books, or none of them.

But I don’t think that will stand up in court. And that’s because school boards are allowed to set the rules (discriminate) to a great extent. For example, they could put Marx’s writings in the school library, but forbid Hitler’s.

Even though both men caused equal amounts of damage to this world.


12 posted on 08/19/2025 11:05:34 AM PDT by Leaning Right (It's morning in America. Again.)
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If you would like more information about what’s happening in Oregon, please FReepmail me. Please send me your name by FReepmail if you want to be on this list.
13 posted on 08/19/2025 11:16:56 AM PDT by Twotone ( What's the difference between a politician & a flying pig? The letter "F.")
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14 posted on 08/19/2025 11:22:33 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: SaveFerris

Nice find.


15 posted on 08/19/2025 11:25:02 AM PDT by Liz (May you be in Heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead (Irish blessing))
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To: Dilbert San Diego

“I remember a while back, there was liberal Outrage at Mr. Rogers. There was a video from his show in which he said something about how girls will grow up to be women, and that boys watching his show will become men.”

Just don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys.


16 posted on 08/19/2025 11:28:50 AM PDT by Labyrinthos
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To: simpson96

(”...anti-trans children’s books”

Clever writer.

They’re ‘common sense’ books.)

Virtually all Media are all programmed to be pro-Poofter these days


17 posted on 08/19/2025 11:31:49 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: simpson96

bump


18 posted on 08/19/2025 11:45:07 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (If [mortals] are so wicked with religion, what would they be without it? —Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Liz
The issue must be resisted - it has been allowed to become a Metastasizing Cancer upon Normal Society - God bless that guy 🙏🙏🙏



DO NO HARM, Christians, but REJECT this
Godless Reprobate Agenda.

(For the thread)


19 posted on 08/19/2025 11:48:24 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: simpson96
(Theis asserts the two books explain that every child should love and accept themselves as God intended.)

SANITY CANNOT be allowed in public

THIS is OK, though, with Godless idiots

I Demand Democrats STOP 🛑🛑🛑
Perverting Children

WHY do DEMOCRATS INSIST on having these
cross-dressing MEN around CHILDREN??





20 posted on 08/19/2025 11:55:00 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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