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Judges block West Texas A&M's ban on drag shows

Judges block West Texas A&M's ban on drag shows

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Aug 19, 2025
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West Texas A&M University, a public college in the Lone Star state, banned drag performances in 2023. The Fifth Circuit court has now blocked the ban, whose own proponents admitted infringed students' First Amendment rights. WTAMU president Walter Wendler memorable boasted that he didn't care if the ban broke the "law of the land."

But he sure…

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