A battle lasting over two years between drag show advocates and Texas A&M has led to a decision from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals against the university.
The ruling said that the plaintiffs had proven a “substantial threat of irreparable harm” to their First Amendment right to free speech because of the ban on drag shows.
‘These events often involve unwelcome and objectively offensive conduct based on sex for many members of the respective communities.’
FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, filed the lawsuit against Texas A&M on behalf of the Texas A&M Queer Empowerment Council when the board of regents banned drag shows across the system’s 11 campuses.
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The group celebrated the latest decision on Monday.
“VICTORY! In a win for student expression on campus, the
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