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For The Barbed Wire: Two years after the #Texas anti-DEI law went into effect, I used online research and hours of interviews with nonprofit workers — along with current and former students — to create a broad survey of the damage caused by this law. In brief, ❌ At least 12 resource centers that either specialized in LGBTQ+ student life, or offered services and programs tailored to their needs, have shut down ❌ More than 100 faculty and staff that supported LGBTQ+ people and other marginalized groups were either laid off or transferred to new positions at public universities across the state ❌ LGBTQ+ student groups lost advisors, funding, and well as supportive venues to host events, leaving many to shut down or become newly dependent on donations ❌ Under pressure from state and federal officials, a host of related policies have proliferated, from cutbacks to LGBTQ+ classes to bans on campus drag performances ❌ Students have lost “safe spaces,” including gender-neutral bathrooms ❌ As centers closed, students lost access to STI testing, mammograms, and other health care services — including flu prevention — offered in a supportive, safe environment ❌ The cutbacks and cultural shifts caused by the anti-DEI law created an atmosphere that was more permissive of attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, students said Read more at The Barbed Wire: https://thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/05/communities-ripped-apart-on-texas-college-campuses-lgbtq-services-have-been-completely-decimated/ #DEI #LGBTQIA #Texas #TXlege #education #politics #USpol #News #fascism #trans #queer #transgender #nonprofit #MutualAid