Texas Tech University bans teaching, researching LGBTQ+ topics

Texas university bans all LGBTQ+ topics in classrooms

Texas Tech University has introduced a new policy which bans the teaching and research of LGBTQ+ topics across its academic programmes. Adopted on 9 April, the new rule requires professors to replace course materials that focus on gender and sexuality with alternatives that don’t, reports the Texas Tribune. The university calls it the “Alternate Materials Rule”. It places a “strict prohibition” on these topics in core undergraduate courses, with…

Texas Tech University bans teaching, researching LGBTQ+ topics

The university is phasing out discussions of sexuality and gender in the classroom.

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