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Texas Tech regents unexpectedly take no public action on what can be taught on race, gender
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1086+ words) Six weeks after the spring semester began, the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents met Thursday but did not publicly answer a central question facing professors: What, exactly, are they allowed to teach about race, gender and sexuality? Texas…...
Fiesta Youth's masquerade extravaganza raises funds, support for San Antonio's LGBTQ+ youth
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (614+ words) SAN ANTONIO " Fiesta season in San Antonio is known for its color, culture and community. One organization is sharing that spirit to make a difference for LGBTQ+ youth across the city and South Central Texas. Fiesta Youth, San Antonio's premier…...
Conversion therapy is legal. Therapists are torn on whether this will help LGBTQ+ Texans.
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (1281+ words) The U. S Supreme Court has ruled against states" ability to ban licensed mental health providers from providing conversion therapy on the grounds that it violates free speech. In a twist of fate, national LGBTQ+ advocates and law experts say the…...
Transgender athlete focuses on what may be her last track season as Supreme Court ruling looms
1+ day, 48+ min ago (1139+ words) BRIDGEPORT, W. Va. " High school athlete Becky Pepper-Jackson takes her position in the throwing circle, tunes out any distractions, then pivots and tosses the discus into the evening twilight. Her focus is simple. Whether it's trying to improve on a third-place…...
San Antonio HDRC approves, endorses new Pride Cultural Heritage District
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (336+ words) SAN ANTONIO " The City of San Antonio has officially designated a new cultural district, the Pride Cultural Heritage District, in the Tobin Hill community near North Main Avenue. The Historic and Design Review Commission (HDRC) voted to endorse the district…...
Fired after gender identity lesson, professor sues Texas A&M, arguing her free speech rights were violated
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (670+ words) Months after Texas A&M fired a professor over a gender identity lesson, she is suing the university, alleging administrators knowingly violated her free speech and due process rights to appease political critics. In a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in…...
How groundbreaking gay author Edmund White paved the way for other writers
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (509+ words) NEW YORK " Andrew Sean Greer, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, remembers the first time he read Edmund White. It was the summer of 1989, he was beginning his second year at Brown University and he had just come out. Having learned that…...
Bulls waive guard Jaden Ivey after anti-LGBTQ+ comments, remarks about religion on Instagram
2+ week, 4+ day ago (482+ words) SAN ANTONIO " The Chicago Bulls waived guard Jaden Ivey on Monday in the wake of anti-LGBTQ+ comments and remarks about religion he made in videos on his Instagram account. "They proclaim Pride Month in the NBA," he said. "They proclaim…...
Texas law bans state-licensed mental health providers from giving gender-transitioning care to minors, AG Ken Paxton says
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1065+ words) Stephen Simpson And Aidan Johnstone Mental health providers licensed by the state cannot provide gender-transitioning care to minors, according to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton clarified in his legal opinion Friday that Senate Bill 14, a 2023 state law that bans…...
LGBTQ+ San Antonio residents criticize city's plan to replace rainbow crosswalks with rainbow sidewalks
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (1122+ words) On Tuesday, a road crew started the morning covering up one of San Antonio's most colorful landmarks, leaving seemingly no trace of the city's rainbow crosswalks by noon. The only remnants of the crosswalk were cylinders extracted from each color…...