Dr. Allan Josephson worked for nearly 15 years as chief of the University of Louisville's Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, when he made a “mistake” that would cost him—he dared to speak up about so-called transgender surgeries and the harm they inflict upon young people.
For that terrible crime, he was demoted and eventually fired.
Revenge is best served cold, however, and now the university has agreed to a tasty $1.6 million settlement in the case.
In September of 2023, Josephson also won a significant case, as my colleague Mike Miller reported:
As transgenderism continues to be a lightning-hot controversial issue, including among members of the medical profession, a U.S. Court of Appeals has handed down a major victory for free speech in a unanimous decision in a case involving a college professor's right to publicly speak out against treatment for minors diagnosed with gender dysphoria.
Writing for the Sixth Circuit court, Judge Andre Mathis found that University of Louisville officials could not claim immunity in the denial of free speech protections of Dr. Allan Josephson or other faculty members.
George Washington University Law School Professor and Fox News senior legal analyst Jonathan Turley wrote that the decision is particularly important because it deals with qualified immunity and reaffirms liability for the denial of free speech protections.
See: Major Win for Free Speech in 'Gender Dysphoria' Case, Jonathan Turley Has Thoughts
This latest victory, however, is equally significant, and hopefully will make more doctors and professionals speak out against what many say are barbaric procedures done in the name of (thoroughly unsettled) “science.”
Josephson issued a statement saying that he had been vindicated:
"I’m glad to finally receive vindication for voicing what I know is true. Children deserve better than life-altering procedures that mutilate their bodies and destroy their ability to lead fulfilling lives. In spite of the circumstances I suffered through with my university, I’m overwhelmed to see that my case helped lead the way for other medical practitioners to see the universal truth that altering biological sex is impossibly dangerous while acceptance of one’s sex leads to flourishing."
It was precisely these viewpoints that led to the retaliation against him:
Despite his professional accomplishments, the complaint alleges that Josephson was demoted in 2017 and eventually fired after making comments in his own capacity challenging the push to use hormone therapy and surgery for children with gender dysphoria, according to legal group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF).
ADF, which represented Josephson in court, announced the settlement agreement Monday and hailed the case as a "major victory" for free speech.
More: The Brutal and Immoral Practice of 'Top Surgery' (VIP)
Here is Josephson back in January making a succinct but unassailable argument against the extremism we’ve been seeing from progressives on this issue:
Josephson:
Science tells us that sex is determined at the moment of conception, and is an immutable lifelong characteristic of every individual.
We also know that despite a child's desires or discomfort, regardless of how deeply felt, he or she is not psychologically equipped to make irreversible, life-altering decisions.
You don’t have to be a professor or doctor to instinctively know that elective unnecessary surgeries for minors are inherently immoral—especially when we don’t know the full long-term effects. Dr. Josephson’s settlement is a win for all those who dare to speak out on the tragedy we see unfolding in too many of our youth.
