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WSU Suspends Online Classes Amid LGBTQ Backlash

11/8/2025

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Washington State University suspended online classes offered by the Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine (SEGM) pending a compliance review after backlash from more than 30 LGBTQ organizations criticizing WSU for accrediting SEGM's continuing medical education (CME) credits, noting SEGM is designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) is evaluating SEGM's content.
WSU has declined to comment further.

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Washington State University suspended online classes offered by the Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine (SEGM) pending a compliance review after backlash from more than 30 LGBTQ organizations criticizing WSU for accrediting SEGM's continuing medical education (CME) credits, noting SEGM is designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) is evaluating SEGM's content.
WSU has declined to comment further.