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NYU Tops LGBTQ+ Index 2026, Tennessee Schools Rank Worst

9/5/2026

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New York University topped the Erobella Out on Campus LGBTQ+ Index 2026.
The index evaluated 1,718 schools on centers, housing, policies, and health care.
All fifteen bottom-tier schools received zero points, each holding a Title IX exemption permitting discrimination.
Carson-Newman, Freed-Hardeman and Union universities in Tennessee ranked among the worst for LGBTQ+ support.
Jefferson City, home to Carson-Newman, scored 41 of 100 on the HRC Municipal Equality Index.

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New York University topped the Erobella Out on Campus LGBTQ+ Index 2026.
The index evaluated 1,718 schools on centers, housing, policies, and health care.
All fifteen bottom-tier schools received zero points, each holding a Title IX exemption permitting discrimination.
Carson-Newman, Freed-Hardeman and Union universities in Tennessee ranked among the worst for LGBTQ+ support.
Jefferson City, home to Carson-Newman, scored 41 of 100 on the HRC Municipal Equality Index.