Wed Sep 14, 2022 – 9:23 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — A recent graduate of a university in Mexico is facing the potential loss of his psychology degree and license to practice after defending the truth about family and gender in his valedictorian speech.
Christian Cortez Pérez graduated from the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC) School of Medicine and Psychology in June. Following a speech in which he opposed radical gender ideology and the “redefinition of the family,” the university formally acted to ban him from practicing psychology post-graduation. Pérez is awaiting the final decision.
“I exercised my fundamental right to free speech to address my classmates about what I believe are the most pressing issues of our time,” Pérez said, according to Alliance Defending Freedom International. “Now, I stand to lose my entire professional career because I expressed views with which some students and faculty disagree. Public universities must respect the free speech rights of all students, and I am committed to obtaining justice not just for myself, but for all Mexicans interested in preserving the right to freely express themselves.”
The commencement speech, given by Pérez in Spanish on June 27, encouraged his peers
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