Because of his remarks in his class valedictorian commencement speech, a university student in Mexico is facing the loss of his license to practice psychology over a speech that challenged radical gender theory and defended the traditional family.
The Autonomous University of Baja California is expected to make a judgement in September on Christian Cortez Pérez’s future following calls from some of the school’s professors to have the graduate’s academic degree and professional license withheld [Daily Wire].
In his speech, he voiced his deeply held moral convictions regarding the state of the world today on many issues, including the importance of the family and the sanctity of life. Since then, he has been the subject of a silencing and sanctioning campaign initiated by the school’s professors, resulting in severe reputational harm and a potential ban on his ability to practice in the field of psychology.
The professors issued a “manifesto” calling on the university to sanction Christian’s so-called “hate speech” by: 1) withholding his academic degree and professional license, 2) withdrawing his merit award, and 3) alerting psychology associations across Mexico regarding his actions [ADF International].
"For exercising his basic human rights and expressing views shared by many, Christian faces irreparable reputational damage and a ban on his professional practice, threatening all that he has worked for in his career," said Kristina Hjelkrem, who’s working in support of the case as ADF International’s legal counsel for Latin America.
"If the campaign to punish Christian is successful, it shows that anyone who dares to speak in public in Mexico is in danger," Hjelkrem added. "This is a clear violation of international human rights law, reminiscent of dictatorships, not democracies." [Daily Wire].
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La gente no sabe lo que está haciendo; porque no saben lo que están deshaciendo. --G.K. Chesterton
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