Tag: free speech
Students at Texas A&M University secured a legal victory after a federal judge overturned the university’s attempt to cancel their annual drag show, "Draggieland."
The ruling, delivered by U.S. District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal, determined that the ban violated students' First Amendment rights.
Rosenthal, appointed by President George H.W. Bush,...
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a challenge to Tennessee’s Adult Entertainment Act (AEA), leaving the controversial drag performance restrictions largely intact.
In an unsigned order issued Monday, the justices denied a request from a Tennessee theatre company to intervene in the legal battle against the law, which...
During his recent stand-up performance in San Francisco, comedian Dave Chappelle alleged that Saturday Night Live (SNL) prohibited him from discussing two controversial topics -transgender people and Gaza - during his January 18 monologue.
According to SFGate reporter Dan Gentile, who attended Chappelle’s show at The Masonic, the comedian claimed...
A petition on Change.org is urging the New Zealand government to revoke Destiny Church's charitable status, accusing the organisation of inciting hate crimes against the LGBTQIA+ community.
Launched on 29 March 2024 by a user named “Concerned Citizen,” the petition has already collected over 82,000 signatures, with a goal...
President Donald Trump has announced plans to overhaul the leadership of the Kennedy Center, removing board members and appointing himself as chairman. On Monday, February 10, he named Richard Grenell—an openly gay man and current “Special Presidential Envoy for Special Missions”—as the interim executive director of the renowned arts...
Meta has announced significant changes to its content moderation policies, triggering controversy over relaxed restrictions on speech related to immigration, gender, and sexual orientation.
The revisions include updates to the “Hateful Conduct” policy, raising concerns that the platform now permits content previously considered discriminatory or harmful.
In a blog post,...
UFC featherweight Bryce Mitchell has taken to social media in a controversial rant against the LGBTQ+ community, vaccines, public schools, and even author and poet Edgar Allan Poe.
Mitchell, who made the comments via Instagram, in a post holding his baby son Tucker, began by describing vaccines as “poisonous,” warning...
Elon Musk has advised JK Rowling to curtail her tweets about transgender issues and instead focus on sharing more "interesting and positive content."
Musk made the suggestion through a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), which he had purchased in 2022.
Responding to Rowling's post from a month earlier,...
