Academics want to know and explore critically, writes Francis Walker, but the way in which that curiosity is expressed in relation to trans people is fundamentally unbalanced. More...
Samford Refuses Baptist Funding
NCAA: Disparities Persist for Women in Athletics
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I institutions spend about double on their men’s teams what they do on women’s sports, according to a new report the association released this week to mark the 45th anniversary of the federal law prohibiting gender discrimination. More...
Gender and Cyberbullying Targets
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Female university students are more likely to be ridiculed online about their sexual activity, and men are more likely to be bullied about their sexual orientation and whether they’re skilled or talented enough at sports and hobbies, a new study has found. More...
Social Media Storm
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Former leader of Claremont Colleges’ resource center for LGBTQ students believes he was fired for his Twitter comments on white people and the police. More...
At Different Paces
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Many people don't notice if a restroom is labeled gender neutral. To a transgender student, though, that sign could make the difference about whether they deliberately dehydrate to avoid using the bathroom. A campus doctor asking transgender students their preferred pronoun could reassure them enough to return if they suffer a medical emergency. More...
Storm Over Sexual Orientation
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Though a new pro-LGBTQ group on Samford University’s campus has been approved by both students and faculty, it has roiled Alabama Baptists. More...
Study on LGBQQ Students and Mental Health
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Students who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or queer or who are questioning their sexuality are more likely to use their school’s counseling services, but that population also reported more mental health issues, a new study has found. More...
Dude, Women Know Stuff
By Colleen Flaherty. We are political scientists. We are women. We know stuff. And we are deeply concerned about the implicit bias in our profession that minimizes and marginalizes the voices of women. More...
Clarity or Confusion?
By Andrew Kreighbaum. OCR issues new guidance that clear way for investigating some cases of transgender bias, but advocates for transgender students say the document is inadequate. More...