INJUSTICE AT WORK

INJUSTICE AT WORK

Appeals Court Panel OKs Drag Shows At West Texas A&M University

The 2-1 majority does not address women's concerns that drag shows are sexist, or contrary views on marriage and sexuality held by religious groups on campus.

Patricia G. Barnes, J.D.
Aug 19, 2025
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Two out of three male judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Houston this week ordered West Texas A & M University to allow drag shows on campus.

The 2-1 majority, overruling a lower court, focused on the “right” of males to parody women’s sexuality by gyrating provocatively in a university auditorium while wearing big hair, fake br…

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