CHRISTIAN COLLEGE FIRES TWO EMPLOYEES FOR INCLUDING PRONOUNS IN EMAIL

Christiana Lilly

Houghton University in New York fired two employees in April after they refused to remove their pronouns from their email signature.

Raegan Zelaya and Shua Wilmot, both resident hall directors, told the New York Times that the school said they had violated a new policy when they added their pronouns to the email.

“I think it boils down to: They want to be trans-exclusive and they want to communicate that to potential students and the parents of potential students,” Wilmot said.

The two staffers also added that not only was adding the pronouns a way to be inclusive, but also clear up any ambiguity for email receivers as the two have uncommon names.

The small college of less than 1,000 students describes itself as a “Christ-centered liberal arts and science university, providing an academically challenging educational experience through an orthodox Christian worldview.” The New York Times reports that the school has come under fire for closing a