Texas AM professor fired gender identity.

A professor at Texas A&M University has been fired and others were removed from their positions after a video surfaced in which a student confronted the instructor over her teaching of issues related to gender identity in a class on children’s literature. The firing of Melissa McCoul came after political pressure from Republican lawmakers, including Gov. Greg Abbott. Texas A&M University President Mark A. Welsh III said in a statement Tuesday he directed the campus provost to fire McCoul after she continued to teach content that was inconsistent with the published course description. McCoul’s attorney said the instructor has appealed her termination and “is exploring further legal action.”