Twitter suspends pro-family think tank director after tweet opposing 'chemical castration' of children

A policy director at a pro-family think tank was temporarily suspended from Twitter on Wednesday after calling on governors to support legislation that bans the chemical castration of children.

Jon Schweppe, who serves as director of policy and government affairs at American Principles Project (APP), tweeted, "Now we hope that governors will likewise be emboldened to continue the fight against the evil gender ideology being forced on America's children by joining Arkansas and Tennessee in banning the chemical castration and surgical mutilation of minors suffering from gender dysphoria."

Schweppe's tweet was in response to a press release Tuesday from APP that praised Gov. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., for pressing the South Dakota State Legislature to pass legislation that would limit participation in female sports — both at the collegiate and K-12 levels — based on the sex identified on an athlete's birth certificate.

Schweppe's tweet drew a temporary ban from Twitter, which claimed his comment violated "rules against hateful conduct," according to screenshots posted by the organization.