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Texas Tech’s new limits on how faculty teach gender identity and sexual orientation challenge more than free speech

Texas Tech’s new limits on how faculty teach gender identity and sexual orientation challenge more than free speech

(TEMPE, AZ) Texas Tech University, a public university in Lubbock, announced in April 2026 that its five schools would phase out all academic credentials centered on sexual orientation or gender identity. The new policy, detailed in a six-page memo on April 9, also requires instructors to use “alternate materials”

Fed funding of pediatrics group questioned over its gender ideology stance

(The Center Square) – Parental rights group the American Parents Coalition is urging Congress to review federal funding of the American Academy of Pediatrics, alleging that the organization prioritizes politics and gender ideology before children’s health while using tax dollars. Executive director of American Parents Coalition Alleigh Marré told The

Turns out ‘touching grass’ boosts body image and life satisfaction

Turns out ‘touching grass’ boosts body image and life satisfaction

By Stephen Beech Regular contact with nature leads to higher levels of life satisfaction, according to new research. And we have our bodies to thank for unlocking the benefit, say scientists. Previous studies have shown that spending time in the natural world — such as a country walk or forest bathing

Federal investigation into Smith College probes whether transgender students can attend women’s schools – challenging the evolving mission of women’s education

Federal investigation into Smith College probes whether transgender students can attend women’s schools – challenging the evolving mission of women’s education

(FORT COLLINS, CO) Within the past decade, most women’s colleges in the United States – including Smith College, a liberal arts college in Northampton, Massachusetts – have expanded their admissions policies, allowing transgender students to also attend. Many of these policies allow transgender women to apply, while policies for transgender men

WATCH: Lawsuit against DCYF to proceed as agency updates foster care gender policies

(The Center Square) - Washington’s Department of Children, Youth and Families has lost a bid to have a lawsuit against the agency dismissed, and is moving this month to amend the policy that got them sued. A federal district court ruled late last month that a Washington state licensing rule

Watchdog says healthcare providers may be misrepresenting child gender treatments as routine care

(The Center Square) – Healthcare providers may be able to misrepresent transgender treatments for minors as routine care that is unrelated to gender-affirming treatments, a new report from medical watchdog Do No Harm revealed. Chief medical officer at Do No Harm Dr. Kurt Miceli told The Center Square: “We suspect

Going online helps Pakistan's women doctors back to work

Going online helps Pakistan's women doctors back to work

With her four-year-old nestled nearby, doctor Saniya Jafri consults from home in Karachi with a patient on the other side of Pakistan via her laptop. She is one of thousands of Pakistani female doctors returning to practice through "telemedicine" after leaving the profession because of family