“They are actively making decisions that discriminate against the LGBTQ student body for the purpose of making sure that LGBTQ representation is not part of the face of Texas A&M,” said Frey Miller, president of the trans student group Transcend
Despite the blowback, the shows were an enormous success. The criticism unintentionally backfired by serving as free advertising for Draggieland, leading to both performances completely selling out.alums Mo Heart and Alyssa Edwards presided over the 2020 and 2021 shows, respectively, as local amateur drag entertainers competed for the title of “Queen of Draggieland.”
“Texas A&M has made it very clear that administration is also part of that discrimination,” Miller said. “They are actively making decisions that discriminate against the LGBTQ student body for the purpose of making sure that LGBTQ representation is not part of the face of Texas A&M.” “The issue has really not been addressed,” Miller says. “The decision-making logic behind the ruling has yet to be disclosed in any capacity.”Joey Ward/Aggieland Yearbookgroups say they plan to still host Draggieland independently, the lack of support from Texas A&M has made putting on the event more challenging. Expenses from previous years have totaled as much as $20,000, and students have been forced to fundraise the entirety of that sum themselves.
reported that a producer for his show had attempted to obtain interviews with trans activists by falsely claiming that the conversations were part of a student documentary.Over these past four years, it’s been amazing to create a space for myself and to create a space for LGBT people of color and LGBT people in general.Hou says incidents like these make being an LGBTQ+ student at Texas A&M “bittersweet.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Dallas Has $6 Million It Wants to Spend on Housing Homeless LGBTQ YouthA new real estate project to be funded by the city could provide housing for LGBTQIA+ youths. It's a project homeless advocates say Dallas has needed for years.
Read more »
How the UK's Nationality and Borders Bill will affect LGBTQ+ peopleWe spoke to Rainbow Migration about the ways this racist bill could put queer lives in danger and what we can do to fight it.
Read more »
'Building a Bridge' Trailer Reveals Release Date for Emotional LGBTQ+ DocumentaryThe trailer for 'Building a Bridge' reveals an emotional documentary on one man's journey to make the Catholic Church more accepting of LGBTQ+ people.
Read more »
Transgender sports ban could fuel more bullying, suicide risk among LGBTQ kids, experts sayNearly two-thirds of LGBTQ youth surveyed said that debates surrounding state laws restricting the rights of transgender people has impacted their mental health in a negative way.
Read more »