Ohio universities are closing their LGBTQ+ centers to comply with a state DEI ban
Ohio's ban on DEI prohibits public universities from endorsing "any controversial belief" — including LGBTQ+ existence.
June 4, 2025
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Louisiana State University Introduces LGBTQ Minor Program
Louisiana State University introduced an LGBTQ minor program this fall semester.
October 2, 2014
Indiana State University sued for blocking LGBTQ+ Pride festival
The lawsuit claims that ISU officials have prohibited an LGBTQ+ group from hosting a 2025 Pride celebration on campus despite allowing and sponsoring the event in 2023 and 2024.
February 12, 2025
Florida LGBTQ+ advocates slam ban on sociology, DEI at state’s universities
The Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the state’s university system, made the decision to implement higher education reforms championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
January 29, 2024
Texas cracks down on state universities teaching about gender identity
The University of Texas System an audit into all of its courses for content related to gender identity.
October 1, 2025
Washington State University credentials anti-trans hate group to teach medical providers
The credentialing organization, the Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine, has dubbed an anti-LGBTQ+ hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center for its role in proliferating pseudoscience and transphobic policies.
October 30, 2025
Chasten Buttigieg takes on anti-trans bullies during Michigan State University lecture
The educator and father advocated for transgender kids like Nex Benedict to be able to go to school without being bullied.
March 18, 2024
Transgender runner sues NCAA, New York state university after being barred from tournament
Sadie Schreiner won the 200-meter and 400-meter races at SUNY Geneseo's Early Invitational in 2024. This year, she wasn't allowed to compete.
September 26, 2025
Fewer Black Queer People are Taking PrEP. Meet the Students Fighting to Change That.
These young people have the tools necessary to link their peers with resources to access PrEP medications.
September 27, 2023
Discover the 30 Most LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities in the U.S.
Were you surprised by any colleges or universities on the list?
November 3, 2023
Kansas public universities end LGBTQ+, DEI programs
The University of Kansas and Kansas State are doing so in keeping with a new state law.
July 28, 2025
Idaho's anti-transgender bathroom law challenged by trans college student
A Boise State University student and a member of the University of Idaho community brought the lawsuit in federal court.
July 31, 2025
Univ. of Louisiana Offers LGBT Minor
The school is the first university in the state to offer an LGBT-oriented minor.
July 11, 2012
Trump's Education Department investigates schools for trans inclusion in sports
San José State, the University of Pennsylvania, and a Massachusetts school association face investigations.
February 10, 2025
College volleyball team at heart of anti-transgender student athlete debate loses tournament
The San Jose State University lost to Colorado State on Saturday. The school had been targeted in recent debates about trans women in sports.
December 1, 2024
State Economies Suffer When Lawmakers Pass Anti-LGBTQ+, Anti-Abortion Laws: Study
Such laws make people less likely to relocate to those states, says a University of Houston study.
December 9, 2023
Victory for Students: LGBTQ+ Resource Center Reopens at Missouri University
Amid a surge of student activism, Southeast Missouri State University reverses a decision to close the center.
September 22, 2023
South Carolina Legislators Vote to Cut University Funding for Assigning LGBT Books
Republican legislators in South Carolina want to teach two state universities a lesson for assigning books with LGBT themes.
March 9, 2014
UNC Schools Begin Offering Gay Military Spouses In-State Tuition
Despite a state ban on same-sex marriage, the University of North Carolina system has begun offering in-state tuition to the gay spouses of military personnel, so long as they were wed in states that have instituted marriage equality.
May 30, 2014
Rainbow Flag Stolen from Tenn. Pride Exhibit Returned
Two days after the pride flag went missing, Middle Tennessee State University police discovered it in a student's possession.
October 8, 2013