A free speech group is suing Texas A&M University over its policy banning drag performances across its 11-campus university system.

The university's Board of Regents claims that drag performances are demeaning to women and are "vulgar" and "lewd."

The Academic Building at Texas A&M University in College Station on Aug. 18, 2023. Credit: Meredith Seaver for The Texas Tribune Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - Protesters gathered outside Academic Plaza on Thursday to speak out against the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents’ recent decision to ban on-campus drag performances. One by one, demonstrators stood up to share their stories of what drag, and preserving their right of self-expression, means to them.

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