Federal judge rules Texas university that canceled drag show didn’t violate free speech rights

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI
Associated Press

A federal judge has ruled that a university in the Texas Panhandle did not violate the constitutional right to free speech when the school’s president canceled a drag show earlier this year. The U.S. district judge argued Thursday that drag shows are “sexualized content” and can be subject to more regulation. Earlier this year the president of West Texas A&M University in Canyon, located just south of Amarillo, announced that drag shows would not be allowed on campus because he said they discriminated against women. An LGTBQ+ student and ally group have since sued to challenge the president’s decision.