The law approved on Tuesday by Romanian lawmakers would ban all educational institutions from "propagating theories and opinion on gender identity according to which gender is a separate concept from biological sex".Several higher education institutions have harshly condemned the legislation, including the University of Bucharest, which said in a statement that "it contradicts fundamental rights guaranteed by the Romania Constitution and international conventions of which Romania is a party to"."The text of the law has no scientific basis and is a blatant example of interference in education and free expression," it added.The Babes-Bolyai University described itself as "astounded" that "an academic theory could be banned by law" and urged.