The University of North Texas System is one of the latest institutions in the state to pause all drag performances on its campuses.
The North Texas Daily reported that UNT System Chancellor Michael Williams sent a directive Friday to the presidents of each university campus saying that a “pause” on drag performances would bar such performances from any state-funded facilities, and that the pause was effective immediately. The Daily reported that Williams said the pause is supported by the Board of Regents to comply with state and federal laws and executive orders.
Texas public universities have been scrambling to comply with new state and federal laws, as well as executive orders. President Donald Trump took over the Kennedy Center in February, and said part of his takeover was to end family-oriented drag shows the president said targeted youth. The Texas A&M University System recently had its ban on drag temporarily blocked by a lawsuit to uphold the First Amendment rights of students…