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WT Drag show ban still fuels the fight for LGBTQ+ students

Summary by The PRAIRIE
Back in March of 2023, West Texas A&M University President Dr. Walter Wendler blocked Spectrum WT, the university’s LGBTQ+ Straight Alliance student organization, from hosting a drag show. And now in October 2025, the struggle continues. On Aug. 18, 2025, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked Wendler from enforcing a ban on drag shows being put on at the school. According to the Texas Tribune, “The 2-1 ruling from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court…
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The PRAIRIE broke the news in on Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
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