Texas A&M's drag ban blocked by federal court as judge cites free 'speech rights'
A student "Draggieland" performance will go on as scheduled March 27.
March 24, 2025
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Texas A&M's LGBTQ Studies minor and 4-H club targeted by Republican lawmakers
Republican politicians are targeting the school’s LGBTQ Studies minor and other programs over the inclusion of queer and Black perspectives.
February 29, 2024
Dining with the Corps at Texas A&M
The Equality Ride visits Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, not to protest college policies but to confront the largest ROTC program at any nonmilitary school. The result is productive dialogue on "don't ask, don't tell" and religion.
April 10, 2006
Texas A&M professor fired over discussion of gender identity
Melissa McCoul's firing comes after disciplinary action against administrators.
September 11, 2025
Texas A&M bans teaching 'race or gender ideology' at universities
The Texas A&M Board of Regents banned professors from discussing "race or gender ideology" in its 12 universities.
November 14, 2025
Texas A&M removes administrators over 'transgender indoctrination' accusations by student
A student objected to a professor's assertion that there are more than two genders. Then Republican politicians got involved.
September 9, 2025
UPDATE: Texas A&M Student Body President Vetoes Antigay Measure
The Student Senate had approved the policy, which would allow students with religious objections to any program to withhold a portion of their fees, in a meeting Wednesday night.
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April 5, 2013
Texas A&M Students Don't Want Fees to Support LGBT Center
A bill proposed in the school's senate would allow Aggies to opt out of paying a portion of the school-mandated student fees, lest those funds support the campus LGBT center.
March 28, 2013
West Texas A&M University's drag show ban blocked by appeals court
University president Walter Wendler's unilateral cancellation of a campus drag show has been found unconstitutional.
August 20, 2025
Rick Perry Furious After Texas A&M Elects Gay Student Body President
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said the gay student's win "made a mockery of due process and transparency."
March 23, 2017
Rick Perry Questions Win of Texas A&M's First Gay Student Body President
Perry claims that Bobby Brooks stole the election from another student, Robert McIntosh, who was disqualified after accusations of voter intimidation.
March 23, 2017
Rick Perry Praises Human Shield Against Westboro Protesters
Texas Governor Rick Perry has commended 650 members of the Texas A&M community who organized a human shield to block Westboro Baptist Church antigay protesters at the funeral of Lt. Col. Roy Tisdale.
July 8, 2012
Supreme Court refuses to lift ban on Texas university drag show, sparking free speech concerns
Students at the school were planning to host a drag show next week, but the Supreme Court’s decision keeps it in limbo.
March 15, 2024
Republican lawmaker gloats after Texas university kills LGBTQ+ studies program
“I want to end all taxpayer-funded leftist propaganda in every single one of our public institutions of higher learning.”
November 14, 2024
A Texas university president banned drag and compared it to blackface. Students are taking the case to the Supreme Court
The school’s religious president characterized drag shows as misogynistic and compared them to blackface performances.
March 7, 2024
Texas Judge Strikes Down Anti-Drag Law Days After Another Upholds College Drag Ban
Very different conclusions came from two federal judges in the same state.
September 26, 2023
Texas will target professors 'pushing leftist ideologies,' Greg Abbott says
Greg Abbott has vowed to remove professors that he believes are "pushing leftist ideologies."
October 23, 2025
Texas cracks down on state universities teaching about gender identity
The University of Texas System an audit into all of its courses for content related to gender identity.
October 1, 2025
Identifying a Lawful Rally From a Violent Angry Hate Mob
Universities are being pitted against the First Amendment as racists and homophobes scramble for attention on America's college campuses.
August 22, 2017
