The free speech group FIRE, says this move goes too far and violates First Amendment rights.
The College Fix reports:
UNT student government wants ‘transphobic’ clubs bannedThe student government at the University of North Texas wants school officials to ban “transphobic” clubs from campus.The Student Government Association passed a resolution at the end of the semester that demanded immediate suspension for “any UNT Student Organization that engages in harassment, discrimination, hate crimes, and/or violation of UNT policy through transphobic posts, statements, and actions.”This must be done to “protect the mental, emotional, and physical health of transgender students at UNT.”The resolution came after the Young Conservatives of Texas chapter hosted an event with Jeff Younger, a former Republican candidate for state house. Younger became a public figure due to his legal battles with his ex-wife over her desire to raise his son as a girl. Leftists interrupted the event with chants of “F*** these fascists.”The SGA has not responded to emails and Facebook messages sent in the past month that asked about free speech implications and the current status of the resolution.UNT spokesperson Trista Moxley did not respond to an inquiry on June 9 that asked if the school would implement the resolution or if would inform the student government that it would not.A free speech group told The College Fix via email that the resolution’s implementation would violate First Amendment protections.“While preventing discrimination on campuses is important, existing laws, like ones banning harassment or threats, are already in place to combat those issues,” Program Officer Graham Piro with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, told The Fix via email on Monday.“This revolution goes too far by threatening student group funding even where those groups are simply expressing views protected by the First Amendment,” he stated.
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