Texas students sued to keep their drag show on campus. They won.
Arts And Entertainment,Entertainment,Drag Queens,LGBTQ Issues,Colleges And Universities,Texas
Sophia Ahmed delivered the news on Monday with a two-word message in all capital letters: “WE WON.” A court had ruled that the annual, on-campus drag show she and classmates at Texas A&M University had organized could still happen this Thursday. Since May, the students had booked a theater, selected performers and started selling tickets — plans the university system interrupted last month by banning drag events on its campuses, citing President Donald Trump’s “Day 1” executive order on gender ideology. Blocking the show “because it offends some members of...
Related Coverage
AllSides Picks
Headline Roundup
Travis Kelce Among Victims in Fraud Scheme
September 17th, 2026
Headline Roundup
Rising Gas Prices Prompt Midterm Speculation, Criticism of Trump
September 17th, 2026
Recommended Reading
How Dialogue Could Have Saved the Macklemore and Ed Sheeran Tour
Alice Sheehan
September 17th, 2026
Story of the Week
Should We Slow AI Development?
AllSides Staff
September 17th, 2026