Yes to all this!

I have an example that really brings the extremist inhospitality home.

Last year, a public school teacher in Wisconsin began to refuse to use chosen pronouns and names for his transgender high school students. He had about three trans kids in his classes, if I'm remembering correctly.

When he called on or spoke to cisgender students, he used their names and pronouns.

But to interact with his transgender students, he pointed at them or used similar methods to get their attention. One of his students has told reporters that such treatment made her feel like a thing rather than a human.

And, of course, her peers didn't fail to notice the teacher's pointed inhospitality. Many students expressed support for their trans peers, but others began to copy his behavior.

The school district concluded that his dehumanizing behavior had no place in the classroom, and that his behavior was disrupting the educational environment, so they fired him.

That seems like a no-brainer to me, because a public school should be welcoming to all students, and trans students certainly have the right to a public education.

The teacher is suing in federal court, however, with the assistance of a anti-transgender, religious-liberty legal group.

He claims his right to practice Christianity has been violated by the school district, on the theory that calling a trans person by their chosen name and pronouns is "a lie" that his religion prohibits.

But I was raised in Christianity, and I understand that Christianity also prohibits inhospital behavior. So, does he have his priorities straight? Is uttering someone's chosen name really a lie, or is it simply decent, hospitable behavior?

I know where I stand on that!