Mini-Post: Yeah!!!! We Won

Down in Texas a lawsuit winding its way through the court has just been rule on. Here is a hint, the state will probably appeal it. I talked about banning Pride this morning and now...

Federal appeals court sides with Texas students fighting campus drag show ban

By Devan Cole, CNN

August 19, 2025

Officials at a Texas university cannot block a student-led LGBTQ+ organization from hosting drag shows on campus, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.

The 2-1 ruling from the New Orleans-based 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals is a major victory for the group, Spectrum WT, which has been in a long-running legal battle with West Texas A&M University officials after the school’s president banned the organization from putting on drag shows on campus.

The 5th Circuit’s ruling will allow Spectrum WT to proceed with hosting drag performances while its legal challenge plays out.

The judge got it right!

That categorical ban, the 5th Circuit said, likely violated the First Amendment rights of the student group.

“Because theatrical performances plainly involve expressive conduct within the protection of the First Amendment, and because we find the plaintiffs’ drag show is protected expression, discrimination among such shows must pass strict scrutiny,” appeals court Judge Leslie Southwick wrote in the majority opinion. “Based on the record before us, the district court erred in concluding that the plaintiffs were not substantially likely to succeed on the merits of their First Amendment claim.”

Southwick, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, was joined by Judge James Dennis, who was appointed to the bench by former President Bill Clinton.

Over and over again... the elected officials have ignored our rights and the Constitution then when the courts overturn the law they scream "activist courts."