“I’m not sure this is legal to be teaching,” the student says. “According to our president, there’s only two genders and he said he would be freezing agencies’ funding programs that promote gender ideology. And this also very much goes against, not only myself but a lot of people’s religious beliefs.”

“It is unacceptable for A&M system faculty to push a political agenda,” Glenn Hegar, the school’s chancellor, said in a statement. “Early investigations appear to indicate this course failed to comply with clear instructions to align course descriptions with course materials.”

Texas A&M passed an audit earlier this year to ensure that the school complies with a new state law banning DEI in public universities, according to the Battalion, the student newspaper.

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    As someone whose religious beliefs are pro trans I notice how that’s never seen as as much of an argument as the inverse

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      My religious beliefs strictly allow for gay marriage, trans rights, women’s rights and children’s rights to health, education and to enjoy their childhood.

      I want more representation for my religion.

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      The fundamental problem with both your religious beliefs and your trans views is that they are not held by a large enough population of billionaires.