University Of Louisville Forced To Pay $1.6M To Psychiatrist After He Was Fired For Criticizing Transgender Surgeries, Hormones For Minors

OANN ^ | 4/24/25 | James Meyers

[CFW]

The University of Louisville has agreed to pay nearly $1.6 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a former professor after he was fired for criticizing sex change surgeries and hormone therapies for children.

Dr. Allan Josephson worked for nearly 15 years as the chief of the University of Louisville’s Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology.

In his lawsuit, Josephson asserts that he successfully revitalized the underperforming department during his tenure, earning exemplary marks in his annual performance evaluations from 2014 to 2016.

In spite of his professional accolades, the complaint alleges that he was demoted in 2017, and then eventually fired, after making comments challenging the push to utilize hormone therapy and sex change surgeries for children — according to legal group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF).

ADF, which represented Josephson in court, announced the settlement agreement on Monday — praising the end result of the lawsuit as a “major victory” for free speech.

[CFW]

I hope other institutions who act in a similar manner are sued as well. This insanity has to be stopped.

[Fungi]

Yes, absolutely, Amen.

[lightman]

WINNING!

[CFW]

Some universities need to be razed to the ground.

From the article:

“The complaint also noted that the drama unfolded in October 2017, when the psychiatrist participated in a panel discussion on transgender ideology hosted by the conservative think-tank The Heritage Foundation — in which he criticized gender ideology activism toward children. After learning about his remarks, officials at the university’s LGBTQ center reportedly pressured his division to take disciplinary action against him immediately.

Criticism of his views also continued to pick up steam after he appeared as an expert witness in a legal case involving a school district’s bathroom policy around gender identity.

A number of Josephson’s co-workers, who strongly disagreed with his statements, even pushed for the school to take disciplinary action against him — the complaint says. The next month, Josephson was informed by the university that he was being “demoted from chief of the division to a junior faculty member.”

Scrutiny of his views intensified after he appeared as an expert witness in a legal case involving a school district’s bathroom policy around gender identity. University officials continued to “belittle and berate him,” inflicting irreparable damage to his “professional career and reputation,” and the school reduced his salary and benefits — eventually leading to his firing.”

[TXBlair]

I’d love to see those former coworkers forced to pay up, as well. What jerks.

[bigdaddy45]

Good

[EVO X]

This happened in 2017. These were/are the same type of radicals that went after health care professionals that didn’t support COVID lockdowns and centrally prescribed treatments.

[SaveFerris]

(sex change surgeries and hormone therapies for children)

He stood against it. GOOD!!

Enough with Democrats mutilating children!!!

Make no mistake about it:

THIS >>>IS<<< PART OF THE HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA

DEMOCRATS are ALWAYS promoting
Satan's lie of "TRANSGENDERS"

DEMOCRATS are ALWAYS all concerned about
protecting the SATANIC LIE of "TRANSGENDER"

VOTE DEMOCRATS OUT OF OFFICE!!

Democrats are at
War with Reality,
Biology and
Almighty God



Satan used Democrat Barack Hussein Obama and
Democrat Joe Biden to deceive many

HOW could so many idiots believe in DEMOCRAT
Manchurian Candidate Barack Hussein Obama?

HAS to be the spirit of antichrist

DEMOCRAT JOE BIDEN and DEMOCRAT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA
ARE UNREPENTANT GODLESS REPROBATES PREACHING SATAN'S LIES
FROM THE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 FIERY PITS OF ETERNAL HELL 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

DEMOCRATS prove every single day of the week that they
are at War with Reality, Biology and Almighty God

All according to SATAN'S plan.

Rainbow White House happened on June 26, 2015



Do NO harm, Christians, but reject this Godless Reprobate Agenda.
(For the thread)





Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.

[lee martell]

$1.6 Million is a relatively small sum to be paid out for that kind of offens. Point now made, that the university was in the wrong. A win is a win.

[EVO X]

THIS >>>IS<<< PART OF THE HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA

I don't follow this stuff all that closely, but from what I've read gay people don't want anything to do with trannies.

[CFW]

Yep. 2017. It took that long for his lawsuit to wind its way through the system and get to the point that the University was willing to settle. The costs were probably enormous. And the professor’s livelihood and reputation suffered during that time. The settlement should have been lots more.

[EVO X]

My guess is the $1.6M settlement is all his and lawyer fees are not part of it. Here is some additional info:

https://www.campusreform.org/article/prof-wins-appeal-louisville-arguing-let-go-conservative-views-gender-dysphoria/26423

[Socon-Econ]

An undersized recovery.

[ViLaLuz]

What you’re seeing is the Hegelian dialect in action. Transgenderism is so extreme it makes homosexuality seem normal. This has mostly been successful. We even see evidence of capitulation here in FR. Next nudge, mutilating and drugging children with hormones is so extreme it makes transgenderism with adults seem normal. The children are so bombarded with brainwashing they’re growing up to think anything goes is normal. Next we’ll see. Dr. Frankenstein attempting to implant a uterus in a man. Then stock bred children raised solely to provide organs and body parts. Selling parts from aborted babies already seems normal.

[EVO X]

I learned a new word/process. I am old enough to remember when the military services actively pushed don’t ask, don’t tell. The civilian community was pushing nobody cares what is going on in the bedroom around the same time. Instead of keeping everything discrete, pandora’s box opened...

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[ViLaLuz]

I remember that, too. I was a Navy recruiter at the time. We were ordered to X out all the homosexual questions on the carbon copy enlistment forms. Even back then I knew where it was headed. Now look at the mess. The only way this country can be healed is to turn from sin and back to God. As a whole I don’t see that happening. Now is the time for all to get right with God.

[SaveFerris]

At its root it’s all part of the same thing

But yeah there’s sometimes a little divide

[Taxman]

Who paid him?

Did the people who fired him get fired?

Do they have to pay the fired professor out pf their own pockets?

So long as there are no personal consequences to the DEI folks who impose these kinds of insanities upon us “normals,” they will continue their insanities!

[SaveFerris]

(Even back then I knew where it was headed. Now look at the mess. The only way this country can be healed is to turn from sin and back to God. As a whole I don’t see that happening. Now is the time for all to get right with God.)

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