A federal decide has dominated towards speedy aid within the lawsuit filed by West Texas A&M college students over a canceled drag present.
Scholar-led LGBTQ group Spectrum WT filed swimsuit towards West Texas A&M College (WTAMU) President Walter Wendler on Fridya for canceling a student-organized drag present on campus after claiming such occasions are demeaning to ladies.
LGBTQ GROUP SUES TEXAS UNIVERSITY AFTER PRESIDENT CANCELS ‘DIVISIVE’ DRAG SHOW HE COMPARED TO ‘BLACKFACE’

Campus of West Texas A&M College in Canyon, Texas. (Google Maps)
Along with the swimsuit, the group requested U.S. District Decide Matthew Kacsmaryk to grant a brief restraining order and preliminary injunction. The injunction would have allowed the deliberate Mar. 31 drag present to proceed unabated.
Kacsmaryk denied the request, in response to native outlet ABC 7.
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The Basis for Particular person Rights and Expression (FIRE) filed the lawsuit Friday in U.S. District Courtroom within the Northern District of Texas on behalf of Spectrum WT, a pupil group at WTAMU in Canyon, Texas.
The swimsuit names Wendler and different faculty leaders of their official capacities, alleging they violated the First Modification by calling off “A Idiot’s Drag Race,” an on-campus drag present occasion that was scheduled for March 31.
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West Texas A&M College is a public college in Canyon, Texas, roughly 30 miles from Amarillo. (Google Maps)
A spokesperson for WTAMU instructed Fox Information Digital the college can’t supply remark as a result of pending litigation.
Fox Information’ Jon Brown contributed to this report.
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