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8. Do they realize -
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 02:15 AM
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That "sexual orientation and gender identity" includes cis male, cis female, and heterosexual too?

So, no materials that mention gender or relationships at all? No Jane Austen? No Queen Victoria? No suffragettes or 19th Amendment? No inheritance laws? No biology classes? No anatomy or medical texts? There's a lot of undergrad curricula that mentions gender and or marriages in multiple disciplines.

They are going to have a lot of "that's not what we meant, and you know it!" discussions. And likely a few academic freedom and free speech lawsuits as well.

Not to mention the negative impact this will have on student and faculty recruitment and retention.

Stupid on so many levels.

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