"Employees at Angelo State University in Texas could be fired for displaying a pride flag or discussing any topic that suggests there are more gender identities than male and female. Spokespeople for Angelo State have not confirmed or denied details of the policies reportedly discussed at meetings Monday between faculty, staff and institutional leaders. But, local news magazine the Concho Observer reported that the policies would ban discussion of transgender topics or any topics that suggest there are more than two genders."
"The policies would also require instructors to remove information about transgender topics on syllabi and refer to students by their given names only, not any alternative names. Safe space stickers and LGBTQ+ flags would be banned and employees wouldn't be allowed to include their pronouns in their email signatures. News of the policies comes just as Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill on Monday that prohibits people from using the bathroom that differs from their sex assigned at birth in state buildings, including public universities, NBC reported."
"The Angelo State policies are the latest in a string of attacks on academic freedom at Texas public universities in recent weeks. Texas A&M University officials terminated a professor, demoted two other faculty members and, as of Thursday, accepted the president's resignation in response to a viral video that showed a student challenging a professor in class for teaching about gender identity."
Angelo State University is considering policies that would prohibit discussion of transgender topics or any suggestion of more than two genders and could lead to employee termination for violations. Spokespeople for Angelo State have not confirmed or denied the policy details reportedly discussed at campus meetings. Proposed rules would force instructors to remove transgender-related material from syllabi, require use of students' given names only, ban safe space stickers and LGBTQ+ flags, and bar employees from listing pronouns in email signatures. These developments coincide with a new Texas law restricting restroom use and follow recent punitive actions at other public universities in the state.
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