LGBTQ – The College Fix

University of Florida criticizes own professor for ‘policing pronouns’

College Fix Staff — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:14:33 +0000

‘Displaying your pronouns helps others know how to address you respectfully, even if you feel like your pronouns should be ‘obvious’ to other people’ The University of Florida told The College Fix it does not believe in “policing pronouns” in response to a report that one of its professors was offering extra credit to students who displayed them in their class profile.

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Pro-abortion Notre Dame professor loses defamation lawsuit against student newspaper

Matt Lamb - Associate Editor — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 13:37:50 +0000

‘Dr. Kay’s defamation claim fails and the statements in the Articles were lawful,’ judge rules A pro-abortion University of Notre Dame professor lost her lawsuit against the conservative Irish Rover, a student publication. Professor Tamara Kay originally sued the Rover last May, claiming it defamed her and misrepresented her quotes. The National Review, however, reviewed audio and largely…

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Medical journal publishes paper on ‘greysexuality’

Anna Wascovich - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 05:04:00 +0000

Term ‘intentionally vague,’ one website explains A short medical journal paper recently covered a lesser-known sexuality – “greysexuality.” The term refers to people who “[experience] sexual attraction rarely or under specific circumstances.” It is part of “asexuality,” the scholars wrote in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. “Asexuality is an umbrella term that includes…

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Trans professor with ‘be gay, do crimes’ tattoo appointed to WHO taskforce

Micaiah Bilger - Assistant Editor — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 21:57:15 +0000

Law professor will help create health guidelines for ‘trans, gender diverse people’ A Canadian transgender professor who sports a “be gay, do crimes” tattoo recently was appointed to a World Health Organization group tasked with developing healthcare guidelines for “trans and gender diverse people.” Florence Ashley, an assistant law professor at the University of Alberta, is one of 21…

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Ohio governor nixes bill that would have blocked males in women’s sports

College Fix Staff — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 00:59:43 +0000

Vetoed legislation would also have banned puberty-blocking drugs, ‘cross-sex’ hormones The governor of Ohio vetoed a measure Friday that would have banned male athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said he had “sought out people on all sides of the issue to hear their concerns,” according to a Friday statement. House Bill 68, also known as the…

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Catholic women’s college reverses course, won’t admit men ‘who identify as women’

College Fix Staff — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 13:59:50 +0000

‘We have listened closely, and we have heard each of you’ A Catholic women’s college in Indiana will drop its plan to admit men “who identify as women,” following significant backlash. Saint Mary’s College changed its admissions policy for the 2024-25 semester to include students “whose sex is female or who consistently live and identify as women,” but then faced criticism from students…

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University of Utah threatens YAF group for not following unenforced rules

Jack Applewhite - University of Georgia — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 05:02:47 +0000

School says YAF should have followed rules the day before they were in effect The University of Utah has threatened to dissolve its Young Americans for Freedom chapter for allegedly violating school rules with event flyers. But the posting rules were not in effect when the posters went up on billboards. The Mountain States Legal Foundation sent a letter to the university’s general counsel…

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Med schools redo ‘diversity’ programs after federal complaints

Elaine Gunthorpe - Christendom College — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 05:04:32 +0000

Several med schools scale down diversity programs to comply with federal law following complaints from watchdog organization Several medical schools across the nation have recently amended or scaled back diversity, equity and inclusion programs and policies after they were flagged by Do No Harm, a medical advocacy group that seeks to push back against declining meritocratic standards and DEI…

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‘Trans femme scholar’: European colonists ‘imposed’ gender binary on Native Americans

Dave Huber - Associate Editor — Sun, 10 Dec 2023 16:27:39 +0000

A Native American “trans femme scholar,” social media influencer, and advocate recently spoke at the University of Illinois on the evils of colonialism and the concept of the indigenous “two-spirit.” Charlie Amáyá Scott (pictured), a PhD student at the University of Denver whose dissertation uses “a blend of […] photography and letter writing to really get Native students […] to sort of describe…

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Barnard College launches movie contest to ‘celebrate’ abortion

William Hurley - Hope College — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 05:05:31 +0000

Winners will get professional help pushing abortion message in film Barnard College wants “to celebrate and support abortion stories.” Its annual Athena Film Festival recently closed submissions for its mentorship program. Winners of the script competition will be announced at the film festival scheduled for Feb. 29- March 4, 2024. Winners of the project will receive mentorship on how to…

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