The president claimed drag shows demeaned women and compared them to blackface minstrel shows. FIRE's suit called Wendler's edict "textbook viewpoint discrimination" that chills student speech.

FIRE filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Draggieland organizers the Queer Empowerment Council shortly after the A&M Board of Regents voted to ban all drag show events from System campuses.

It names all regents, the chancellor and the Texas A&M president as defendants in the suit. The board's resolution ... said in a statement shared by FIRE. "Drag is self-expression, drag is ...