IU School of Medicine mysteriously canceled their LGBTQ+ Health Care Conference without stating the reason why.

https://www.idsnews.com/article/2025/02/iu-school-of-medicine-lgbtq-health-conference-canceled

created by IanZee on 02/02/2025 at 02:04 UTC

212 upvotes, 14 top-level comments (showing 14)

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Comment by eamon1916 at 02/02/2025 at 02:09 UTC

158 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Probably the same reason Ball State cancelled their LBGTQ+ training.

All the state-run things are scared to lose funding because of them.

Comment by justbrowsing2727 at 02/02/2025 at 02:13 UTC

74 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Do they even have to say why? We all know.

Comment by piratesdontskip at 02/02/2025 at 05:03 UTC

53 upvotes, 3 direct replies

It's likely because of Senate Bill 235[1], which has passed committee and is moving forward. This bill impacts all state agencies, educational institutions, recipients of state contracts or grants, and health profession licensing boards, and is part of the anti-DEI crusade.

1: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/235/details

In part, the bill restricts all of the above from: "...Promote or promulgate training, programming, or activities designed or implemented with reference to race, sex, color, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation that are not training, programming, or activities developed by an attorney and approved in writing by the attorney general for the sole purpose of ensuring compliance with any applicable court order or state or federal law."

The next section provides further restrictions, by making it illegal to: "Promote as the official position of an agency a particular opinion referencing: (A) unconscious or implicit bias; (B) cultural appropriation; (C) allyship; (D) transgender ideology; (E) microaggressions; (F) group marginalization; (G) antiracism; (H) systemic oppression; (I) social justice; (J) intersectionality; (K) neopronouns; (L) heteronormativity; (M) disparate impact; (N) gender theory; (O) racial or sexual privilege; or (P) any related formulation of the concepts under clauses (A) through (O)."

This bill is literally trying to restrict our public institutions and state agencies from saying that racism is bad.

Comment by Secret_Fudge6470 at 02/02/2025 at 02:21 UTC

46 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Because we can’t even *talk* about treating them now.

Comment by heywhateverworks at 02/02/2025 at 02:34 UTC

17 upvotes, 0 direct replies

I think we all know why

Comment by TK421philly at 02/02/2025 at 04:37 UTC

7 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Right now the federal MAGA velociraptors are testing the fences to find weaknesses. Once they break through, all the MAGA states will try the same methods.

Comment by punkrocknight at 02/02/2025 at 02:40 UTC

8 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Pam Whitten

Comment by chaotic-cleric at 02/02/2025 at 10:42 UTC

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Community is still hosting lgbtq events and scheduled DEI events for June

Comment by sleepy_din0saur at 02/02/2025 at 06:32 UTC

4 upvotes, 1 direct replies

They are complying in advance with people who want to kill us. That's the reason. Always has been.

Comment by Ithrowthings2 at 02/02/2025 at 03:36 UTC

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What the fuck!

Comment by SkirtLover666 at 03/02/2025 at 00:38 UTC

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Seems like a huge step backwards for inclusivity in healthcare... Hope they reconsider.