Luke Ash, the Louisiana bi-vocational pastor, who says he was fired from his librarian job because he declined to use a co-worker's preferred pronouns, is now demanding reinstatement to his position with back pay.

Acting on Ash's behalf, Liberty Counsel is demanding that the East Baton Rouge Parish library reinstate Ash to his position, revise its pronoun policy, and provide back pay to Ash from the date of his termination.

Liberty explained in its demand letter : "The bottom line is this: there is no compelling government interest in requiring Mr. Ash (or other employees) to lie; or to affirmatively use false pronouns that do not accurately reflect biological sex, particularly outside the hearing of the person who dislikes accurate, sex-based pronouns. The library has acted unlawfull

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