Republican lawmaker gloats after Texas university kills LGBTQ+ studies program
“I want to end all taxpayer-funded leftist propaganda in every single one of our public institutions of higher learning.”
November 14, 2024
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Does University of Chicago Know the Meaning of 'Safe Spaces'?
After the university issued a letter telling students it didn't support "safe spaces" or "trigger warnings," Campus Pride said administrators misunderstand those terms.
August 26, 2016
Texas A&M's LGBTQ Studies minor and 4-H club targeted by Republican lawmakers
Republican politicians are targeting the school’s LGBTQ Studies minor and other programs over the inclusion of queer and Black perspectives.
February 29, 2024
South Carolina Legislators Vote to Cut University Funding for Assigning LGBT Books
Republican legislators in South Carolina want to teach two state universities a lesson for assigning books with LGBT themes.
March 9, 2014
South Dakota Ban on 'Divisive Concepts' in Education Heads to Governor
The bill has chilling implications for content pertaining to LGBTQ+ issues, race, gender, and more.
March 8, 2022
Florida LGBTQ+ advocates slam ban on sociology, DEI at state’s universities
The Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the state’s university system, made the decision to implement higher education reforms championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
January 29, 2024
S.C. Gov OK's Penalizing Schools for LGBT Curricula
The state budget requires two colleges to make up for having put LGBT-themed books on student reading lists by teaching about the nation's founding documents.
June 17, 2014
How American Classrooms Are Being Censored in 2023: Report
Amid electoral rebukes for Moms for Liberty, a recent report highlights a disturbing rise in state legislatures imposing restrictions on LGBTQ+ discussions in schools, affecting educators and students nationwide.
November 26, 2023
Anti-DEI laws are forcing universities to grapple with a mass exodus of LGBTQ+ professors: study
New Williams Institute study finds an alarming number of professors in higher education considering leaving their states or the profession because of Republican laws.
May 6, 2024
S.C. House OKs Cuts to Colleges With LGBT Curricula
After assigning LGBT-inclusive books on their freshman reading lists, two South Carolina universities could see their budgets slashed by close to $70,000 combined.
March 12, 2014
DeSantis Demands Information on Gender-Affirming Care Provided by Schools
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to target the LGBTQ+ community.
January 20, 2023
Kamala Harris defends LGBTQ+ teachers & condemns book bans at teacher labor union conference
“We want to ban assault weapons, and they want to ban books. Can you imagine?” Harris said of her opponents.
July 25, 2024
Equality Florida Issues Travel Advisory to LGBTQ+ Visitors to the State
“Florida may not be a safe place to visit or take up residence,” says the advisory.
April 12, 2023
Op-ed: Are You a Public Servant? Then Serve the Public
Why 'religious liberty' laws protecting public employees from accommodating LGBT people are truly problematic.
February 27, 2015
S.C. Colleges in LGBT Controversy May Get Funding Back, With Strings Attached
The State Senate voted to restore funds that the House cut from two schools in retaliation over the assignment of LGBT-inclusive reading material, but the schools will be required to use the money to teach about the U.S. Constitution and other founding documents.
May 14, 2014
There have already been 4,000 instances of book banning in America this school year: report
PEN America’s latest findings shed light on the targeted censorship of content related to race, sexuality, and violence, sparking advocacy and resistance across the nation.
April 16, 2024
The Equality Ride II: Welcome to the jungle
Soulforce's second Equality Ride begins with 50 young adults in two buses stopping at 32 Christian colleges and universities in the pursuit of social justice for LGBT students. In the first two weeks the west bus logs 12 arrests--and that's a good thing.
March 23, 2007