College group stages 'Conservative Coming Out Day.' Student gov't condemns event as 'homophobic.'
Hey #txst students! Come make your voice heard about how difficult it is to be a conservative on liberal college campuses. pic.twitter.com/rMovjk9hPz— YCT TXST (@YCT_TXST) October 8, 2019
What did student leaders have to say?
Student Sen. Colton Halter called for a resolution condemning the group for violating the shared values of Texas State and expressing homophobia and bias, the Star reported.
Student Government President Corey Benbow said the event calls for action because Young Conservatives of Texas offended students, the paper added.
“If we are not going to take strong steps toward the ounce of things happening on our campus that affect our student body then why are we here?" Benbow asked, according to the Star. "What are we doing?"
How did Young Conservatives of Texas respond?
In response to the Texas State student government's condemnation, Young Conservatives of Texas said it stands by its event and "hereby denounces, condemns, and refuses to recognize the Texas State University student government as a legitimate, reasonable, and responsible organization."In response to the #TXST Student Government Association’s resolution. We stand by our event with @LogCabinAustin members @michaeldcargill and @zacktedder and hope conversations continue around the issue our event shed light on. pic.twitter.com/fZffVdvv3w— YCT TXST (@YCT_TXST) October 15, 2019
Anything else?
Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, has been center stage for a number of leftists-versus-conservatives incidents.
For starters, video showed leftist students freaking out and getting arrested by campus police last spring after allegedly stealing a student's "Make America Great Again" hat:
The red hat is the iconic symbol of President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign that's more or less become kryptonite to leftists.
Here's the clip of what went down. (Content warning: Language):
Oh, and did we mention that one of the arrested students — Claudia Gasponi — was a student government senator at the time?