The closure is only temporary and stems from controversy over the school’s recent sex week.

NBC News reports.

University of Tennessee Shuts Diversity Office After Sex Week, Gender Controversy

The University of Tennessee has been forced to temporarily shut its diversity office after it lost state funding for encouraging the use of gender-neutral pronouns and holding a “Sex Week” on campus.

The funding was targeted in a bill that became law Friday, and diverts about $436,000 of state money from the school’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion — prompting debate with students and lawmakers across the state.

The controversy started last year with two posts on the diversity office’s website that promoted the use of gender-neutral pronouns and inclusive holiday celebrations. Republican lawmakers were outraged and threatened to pull funding from the office, causing several student-run protests on campus.

The bill was changed several times before the final version proposed reallocating the diversity funds to a minority engineering scholarship program.

The bill also proposed banning the university from using state funds to support its annual Sex Week, which sought to “foster a comprehensive and academically-informed conversation about sex, sexuality, and relationships,” according to the school’s website.