Judge Blocks Texas Law Banning L.G.B.T.Q. Clubs in Some Districts

A federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked some public school districts from enforcing a state law that banned student clubs based on gender identity or expression, such as L.G.B.T.Q. clubs or gender and sexuality alliances. Signed last year by Gov. Greg Abbott, the law also prohibits employees at K-12 public and charter schools from "assisting" students with socially transitioning between genders, including through name or pronoun changes.

The law was the first in the nation to explicitly ban L.G.B.T.Q. student clubs, and it is among the most far-reaching anti-diversity initiatives. Judge Charles Eskridge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas limited the ruling to the three school districts named as defendants: Houston, Katy and Plano.

United States, Texas

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