Columnist Defends Firing of Newspaper Editor Who Challenged ‘Third-Gender’ Driver’s Licenses

The columnist, John Walters, said fired Burlington Free Press editor Denis Finley "betrayed a profound ignorance of Vermont by trafficking in stereotypes" and "was deliberately provocative at best, downright intolerant at worst." The column appeared in Seven Days, an alternative Vermont newspaper.

The columnist, John Walters, said fired Burlington Free Press editor Denis Finley "betrayed a profound ignorance of Vermont by trafficking in stereotypes" and "was deliberately provocative at best, downright intolerant at worst." The column appeared in Seven Days, an alternative Vermont newspaper.…