FIRE sues West Texas A&M president for illegally blocking drag show

Read more: https://www.thefire.org/news/west-texas-am-president-vows-ignore-law-land-cancel-student-run-drag-show

Lawsuit: https://www.thefire.org/news/lawsuit-fire-sues-texas-university-president-illegally-blocking-charity-drag-show

Last Monday, West Texas A&M University President Walter Wendler canceled a student group’s charity drag show, which was fundraising for LGBTQ+ suicide prevention. Wendler said he is barring drag shows from campus because they don’t fit his worldview, including his belief that drag shows are “mocking” and “derisive, divisive and demoralizing misogyny.”

Now, the students Wendler censored are making sure he’ll answer in court for violating the First Amendment.

Photo credit: heyimcold (Juan Cordero)

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