S.D. governor wants to ban drag shows on campus

South Dakota governor Kristi Noem, a Republican, has proposed that drag shows be banned on public college and university campuses.

“Gender theories can and should be debated in college classrooms, but these divisive theories shouldn’t be celebrated through public performances on taxpayer-owned property at taxpayer-funded schools,” she said in a statement.

Noem also said, “Our state universities should also remove all references to preferred pronouns in school materials. This practice has resulted in students being compelled and coerced to provide speech that they do not agree with.”

She added, “The Board of Regents should go further and remove any policies or procedures that prohibit students from exercising their right to free speech.”