Texas Rep. Brian Harrison is calling attention to the promotion of LGBTQ publications found within the Texas Tech University System libraries, which are funded with taxpayer dollars.

Rep. Harrison (R- Midlothian) posted the following on December 30, 2024, to X:

The book Harrison referred to is titled QUEERS, BIS, AND STRAIGHT LIES: An Intersectional Examination of LGBTQ Stigma.

According to the university’s website, Texas Tech also maintains an LGBTQIA Research and Education database, which includes books, theses, and dissertations.

The university’s recommended books and films section includes titles such as The International LGBT Rights Movement and Trans People in Higher Education.

The Texas Tech University Libraries states, “Trans People in Higher Education also examines the sexual health of trans students, the treatment of trans people by individuals with institutional authority, and their strategies and lessons learned from one college that successfully became more trans inclusive. ”

Texas Tech has a history of supporting LGBTQ ideology.

In 2023, the university was rated 5 out of 5 stars in the LGBT Campus Pride Index. The index is a tool to help colleges and universities “create safer and more inclusive campus communities,” according to its website.

“The index is owned and operated by Campus Pride, the leading national nonprofit organization for student leaders and campus groups working to create safer, more LGBTQ-friendly learning environments at colleges and universities. The index is supported under the Campus Pride Q Research Institute for Higher Education as well as benefits from strategic partnerships with professional organizations in higher education and related LGBTQ nonprofit organizations,” the Campus Pride website states.

The Dallas Express reached out to Texas Tech University’s Media and Public Affairs for comment but did not receive a response.