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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”

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

What to know about Montana’s new sex definition bill

What to know about Montana’s new sex definition bill

Nearly a year after it passed the Legislature, Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Tuesday defining sex as binary, based on a person’s reproductive system. The move officially amends wide ranging sections of Montana law to include new definitions of “male,” “female,” “sex,” and “gender.” Senate Bill 437 is

Trans community alarmed as India moves to curb LGBTQ rights

Trans community alarmed as India moves to curb LGBTQ rights

A proposed amendment to India's transgender law has sparked fear and anger among LGBTQ groups, who warn it could undo hard-won legal gains and take away the right to self-identify. The bill before parliament would narrow the legal definition of transgender persons to a limited number

Kansas revoked transgender people’s IDs overnight – researchers anticipate cascading health and social consequences

Kansas revoked transgender people’s IDs overnight – researchers anticipate cascading health and social consequences

The number of bills directly targeting and undermining the existing legal rights of transgender and nonbinary people in the U.S. has been escalating, with sharp increases since 2021 and with each consecutive year. Kansas dealt the most radical blow yet on Feb. 26, 2026, as a law that immediately