Campus Pride removes UTD, Texas Tech from ‘best’ list
Campus Pride, launched in 2002 as a resource for student leaders and campus groups working to create a safer college environment for LGBTQ students, each year publishes a a list of the best LGBTQ-friend colleges and universities.
This year, the organization has removed five schools that have traditionally made the list because of anti-LGBTQ laws affecting state schools passed in Texas and Florida.
Here is Campus Pride’s statement in its entirety: “Four universities, which were previously honored on Campus Pride’s Best of the Best LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges & Universities listing due to their exceptional LGBTQ+ programs and services, are excluded this year.
Although they previously earned high ratings by Campus Pride, the campuses — the University of North Florida, the University of Central Florida, the University of Texas at Dallas and Texas Tech University — must abide by new state laws that effectively ban LGBTQ+ inclusion programs and services. “‘Campus Pride issues a ‘red alert’ warning to prospective students and families that the excluded universities’ 5-star rating will inevitably go down.
