The government didn’t force him to resign so there is no free speech issue here. That doesn’t mean I like it.
I disagree. ANY time an individuals’ right to express their private opinion is stifled, it’s a free speech issue. Government doesn’t need to be involved.
> The government didn’t force him to resign so there is no free speech issue here.
The government can defend your right to hold an unpopular opinion and still keep your job, as it did with other minority characteristics. Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation was made illegal. So why not having an opinion about sexual orientation? Especially since his personal opinion did not influence his work or his management of others at work?
Granted I think the government should stay out of personal, business, and most other affairs in the first place, but that ship sailed long ago.