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John Dillinger
May 23, 2022, 2:07:47 PM5/23/22
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Lee University considers limiting student speech on gender
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) - A private Christian university is considering
strictly limiting the free speech rights of its students when it comes
to sexuality and gender, from how they behave to what they wear and
what they can say on campus or even online, according to published
reports.
If approved, the policy presented to faculty and staff at Lee
University in Cleveland, Tennessee, last week would not allow students
to identify as anything other than their biological sex. They also
would be forbidden from questioning these restrictions or any other
university policy, according to a leaked draft.
A university spokesperson, Kendra Mann, released a statement to
WTVC-TV and the Chattanooga Times Free Press saying the policy has
been in the works for years, and is in line with long-standing
theological beliefs.
"The statement in question does not represent sweeping changes in
policy at Lee; it is an explanation of the beliefs underpinning a
group of policies that have been in place for quite some time," the
statement said.
The school, which gets its funding in part from The Church of God, had
planned to get more feedback before publishing its "Statement of
Beliefs Concerning Human Sexuality and Gender" ahead of the fall
semester, the statement said.
The draft policy declares that biological sex is binary and "humans do
not have the ability, or observed right, to choose a gender."
"No member of the Lee University community may publicly identify or
behave as a gender that does not correspond to his or her biological
sex," the draft states.
"No member of the Lee University community may promote or advocate, in
person, in writing, or online, for sexual acts, behaviors or
lifestyles that are contrary to Scripture, this statement of belief,
or any other university policy," it says.
The policy, which also forbids sex between unmarried heterosexuals, is
getting criticism from some former students.
"I feel like this is just their last ditch effort to try to, at the
very least, scare students into silence, hence why a lot of the
policies within the statement are about advocacy and what you can and
cannot say on public platforms in support of LGBTQ+ students and
people," said Taylor Lane, a lesbian who left the school in December.
Lee's policy is part of a national trend, according to Kaitlin
Gabriele-Black, assistant professor of psychology at Salve Regina
University in Newport, Rhode Island, who has researched the
experiences of LGBTQ students at evangelical colleges.
"Zeroing in on these students, who represent such a small minority of
students, appeals to the base of schools like Lee and other
evangelical Christian schools," Gabriele-Black told the newspaper.
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Lee University considers limiting student speech on gender
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) - A private Christian university is considering
strictly limiting the free speech rights of its students when it comes
to sexuality and gender, from how they behave to what they wear and
what they can say on campus or even online, according to published
reports.
If approved, the policy presented to faculty and staff at Lee
University in Cleveland, Tennessee, last week would not allow students
to identify as anything other than their biological sex. They also
would be forbidden from questioning these restrictions or any other
university policy, according to a leaked draft.
A university spokesperson, Kendra Mann, released a statement to
WTVC-TV and the Chattanooga Times Free Press saying the policy has
been in the works for years, and is in line with long-standing
theological beliefs.
"The statement in question does not represent sweeping changes in
policy at Lee; it is an explanation of the beliefs underpinning a
group of policies that have been in place for quite some time," the
statement said.
The school, which gets its funding in part from The Church of God, had
planned to get more feedback before publishing its "Statement of
Beliefs Concerning Human Sexuality and Gender" ahead of the fall
semester, the statement said.
The draft policy declares that biological sex is binary and "humans do
not have the ability, or observed right, to choose a gender."
"No member of the Lee University community may publicly identify or
behave as a gender that does not correspond to his or her biological
sex," the draft states.
"No member of the Lee University community may promote or advocate, in
person, in writing, or online, for sexual acts, behaviors or
lifestyles that are contrary to Scripture, this statement of belief,
or any other university policy," it says.
The policy, which also forbids sex between unmarried heterosexuals, is
getting criticism from some former students.
"I feel like this is just their last ditch effort to try to, at the
very least, scare students into silence, hence why a lot of the
policies within the statement are about advocacy and what you can and
cannot say on public platforms in support of LGBTQ+ students and
people," said Taylor Lane, a lesbian who left the school in December.
Lee's policy is part of a national trend, according to Kaitlin
Gabriele-Black, assistant professor of psychology at Salve Regina
University in Newport, Rhode Island, who has researched the
experiences of LGBTQ students at evangelical colleges.
"Zeroing in on these students, who represent such a small minority of
students, appeals to the base of schools like Lee and other
evangelical Christian schools," Gabriele-Black told the newspaper.
--
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_.-'' , ' , ,' ' ,' `:::/
_..-'' , ' , ' ,' , ,' ',' '/::
_...:::'`-..'_, ' , ,' , ' ,'' , ,'::|
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Mitchell Holman
May 23, 2022, 9:54:29 PM5/23/22
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John Dillinger <John.Di...@bankrobber.invalid> wrote in news:t6gihg
$o2u$1...@dont-email.me:
No wonder so many private (religious)
colleges are closing for good.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/08/02/number-colleges-shrinks-
again-including-publics-and-private-nonprofits
https://www.bestcolleges.com/blog/why-are-colleges-closing/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/education/dozens-colleges-closed-abruptly-
recent-years-efforts-protect-students-have-n1235617
$o2u$1...@dont-email.me:
colleges are closing for good.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/08/02/number-colleges-shrinks-
again-including-publics-and-private-nonprofits
https://www.bestcolleges.com/blog/why-are-colleges-closing/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/education/dozens-colleges-closed-abruptly-
recent-years-efforts-protect-students-have-n1235617
Intelligent Party
May 23, 2022, 10:45:01 PM5/23/22
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On 5/23/2022 11:07 AM, John Dillinger wrote:
> <https://apnews.com>
> Lee University considers limiting student speech on gender
>
> CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) - A private Christian university is considering
> strictly limiting the free speech rights of its students when it comes
> to sexuality and gender, from how they behave to what they wear and
> what they can say on campus or even online, according to published
> reports.
>
> If approved, the policy presented to faculty and staff at Lee
> University in Cleveland, Tennessee, last week would not allow students
> to identify as anything other than their biological sex.
1.7% of society are Intersex, bona fide hermaphrodites. It's as common as red
> <https://apnews.com>
> Lee University considers limiting student speech on gender
>
> CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) - A private Christian university is considering
> strictly limiting the free speech rights of its students when it comes
> to sexuality and gender, from how they behave to what they wear and
> what they can say on campus or even online, according to published
> reports.
>
> If approved, the policy presented to faculty and staff at Lee
> University in Cleveland, Tennessee, last week would not allow students
> to identify as anything other than their biological sex.
hair. Half of them have all male or all female genitals, yet are 50% the opposite
gender of their genitals. Half of them have penis vaginas or vagina penises. Are
people saying hermaphrodites can't use either restroom? Can't have sex with
either gender? Can't attend the school in the article above?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex
> They also
> would be forbidden from questioning these restrictions or any other
> university policy, according to a leaked draft.
"The UN organizations decided that infant intervention should not be allowed, in
favor of waiting for the child to mature enough to be a part of the
decision-making – this allows for a decision to be made with total consent. In
April 2015, Malta became the first country to outlaw surgical intervention without
consent. In the same year, the Council of Europe became the first institution to
state that intersex people have the right not to undergo sex affirmation
interventions."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex#Physical_integrity_and_bodily_autonomy
We should include the above in an anti-male-circumcision bill and outlaw infant
genital mutilation everywhere.
October 26th is apparently intersex awareness day:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/10/its-intersex-awareness-day-here-are-5-myths-we-need-to-shatter/
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