A student-produced drag show at Texas A&M University can go on this week after a federal judge blocked the university’s attempt to ban the performance. Students sued the A&M System’s board of regents after they banned the “Draggieland” performance, which is set for March 27 at the College Station campus. Judge Lee H. Rosenthal, of the Southern District of Texas, ruled that the students are likely to succeed in their lawsuit against A&M and allowed the show to go on as planned. “We’re overjoyed with today’s decision,” the A&M student...

A federal judge has struck down Texas A&M's ban on drag shows, determining it to be a violation of the First Amendment. Motivated by Donald Trump's executive order denying the existence of trans people, the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents voted to ban drag performances across all 11 campuses earlier this month, claiming that the art form was somehow “offensive” and “inconsistent" with the “core values of its universities, including the value of respect for others.” The Board of Regents vote cancelled a performance of "Draggieland" (a combination...