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Protesters hold their signs up in front of the Acadmeic Building during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)
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An attendee holds a sign at the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Jacquelyn Burns/The Battalion)
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Draggieland Showrunner Angelo Rios gets her makeup done during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)
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Protesters stand in front of the Academic Building during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)
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A protester applies makeup during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Tilly Hillje/The Battalion)
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Protester holds their sign during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)
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Protesters hold signs during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Tilly Hillje/The Battalion)
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Protesters stand in front of the Academic Building during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)
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A protester holds their sign during the Day of Drag Protest at the Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)
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A protester holds their sign during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)
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A protester holds their sign during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)
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Protesters stand during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)
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A protester holds a “Howdy” fan during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)
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A protester holds a sign during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)
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A protester waves an A&M-branded pride flag flag during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Tilly Hillje/The Battalion)
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A protester holds a sign during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Tilly Hillje/The Battalion)
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Protesters hold signs in front of The Academic Building during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Tilly Hillje/The Battalion)
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A display of buttons during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Samuel Falade/The Battalion)
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Protestors listen to the grievances about the Draggieland cancelation during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Tilly Hillje/The Battalion)
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Protesters listen to an addrees by another protester during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Samuel Falade/The Battalion)
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An attendee records the speech during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Samuel Falade/The Battalion)
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A Protester addresses attendees during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Samuel Falade/The Battalion)
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A protester addresses attendees during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Samuel Falade/The Battalion)
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An attendee talks while holding an umbrella during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Samuel Falade/The Battalion)
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An attendee reacts to a speech being given during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Samuel Falade/The Battalion)
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Attendees react to a speech being given during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Samuel Falade/The Battalion)
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Protesters listen to an address during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Samuel Falade/The Battalion)
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A rainbow flag sits in a protesters pocket during the Day of Drag Protest at Academic Plaza on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)
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GALLERY: Day of Drag Protest
Students gathered at Academic Plaza to protest the Board of Regents’ on-campus drag show ban and support free speech on Thursday, March 7, 2025. The demonstration led by Aggie Democrats comes almost a week after the Texas A&M System Board of Regents banned drag shows across the 11 System universities.
March 7, 2025
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