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Vanderbilt Medical halts adult gender-affirming plastic surgeries, citing ‘operational limitations’
2+ week, 2+ day ago (461+ words) The policy change marks the second time the hospital has backed away from providing such procedures. VUMC ceased providing "gender-affirming" surgeries for minors in June 2023 in response to Tennessee's ban on the practice. The Supreme Court upheld the ban in…...
Syracuse to host second ‘Kink 101’ session during ‘Sexual Health Empowerment Month’
2+ week, 2+ day ago (524+ words) Syracuse University is sponsoring a second session of "Kink 101" on Wednesday in celebration of "Sexual Health Empowerment Month." The event has received criticism from conservative students for promoting "degeneracy" on campus. The upstate New York university hosted the first two-hour…...
UT Regents crack down on 'Unnecessarily Controversial' courses amid race, gender department consolidation
2+ week, 2+ day ago (360+ words) On Feb. 12, the University of Texas at Austin announced it will consolidate several identity-focused academic departments, just a week before the UT System Board of Regents voted on Feb. 19 to prohibit mandatory coursework in "unnecessary controversial subjects." The moves follow…...
PROF. JENKINS: My interaction with a ‘gender studies’ professor shows why open syllabi are needed
3+ week, 4+ day ago (784+ words) Rob Jenkins is a Higher Education Fellow with'Campus Reform'and a tenured associate professor of English at Georgia State University - Perimeter College.'The opinions expressed here are his own and not those of his employer. People often ask how, as a…...
University of Florida Health announces an end to gender-related care
3+ week, 5+ day ago (266+ words) Under the rule, physicians who violate the standards may face professional discipline from the Board of Medicine. Because UF Health employs state-licensed physicians, its medical services are subject to Florida law and oversight by state medical boards. [RELATED: UF includes…...
University of Houston asks faculty to pledge against indoctrination
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (481+ words) The University of Houston (UH) administration recently sent faculty at the school a non-indoctrination form, through which the faculty were instructed to pledge not to "indoctrinate" their students into any particular ideology. The Feb. 3 form defines critical thinking as a…...
California State University Chico internship promotes queer activism
1+ mon, 20+ hour ago (341+ words) California State University, Chico is offering internship opportunities that center on "feminist, queer, trans, and intersectional activism," according to a university announcement posted in December. The internships are housed within the university's Gender and Sexuality Equity Coalition and are promoted…...
UW–Madison faces federal civil rights complaint over transgender access policy
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (364+ words) The U.S. Department of Education is investigating the University of Wisconsin'Madison after a conservative watchdog filed a federal complaint alleging the university's bathroom policy violates Title IX protections for biological women. Parents Defending Education, a national watchdog group, submitted the'complaint to…...
Group that oversees high school sports in Colorado agrees not to sanction schools over transgender policies
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (186+ words) Multiple Colorado school districts, including Colorado Springs Districts 49 and 11, reached a settlement with the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) allowing them to enforce sports policies based on biological sex without facing sanctions. [RELATED: Former SJSU student speaks out on…...
Maine school board upholds transgender team and bathroom ban
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (271+ words) In a bold move aligning with federal directives, the Regional School Unit 24 school board in Sullivan, Maine, voted to reaffirm a policy that limits bathroom access and athletic participation to students" biological sex." The decision, originally made in October, echoes…...