‘Woke and perverted’: Republican lawmaker wants University of Okla. president fired over school-funded drag show

A Republican state consultant from Oklahoma mentioned the president of the College of Oklahoma needs to be fired after the varsity hosted its annual drag present, in keeping with Fox News.

“So for the president to permit this type of motion needs to be on the spot grounds for termination,” mentioned Oklahoma state Rep. Justin J.J. Humphrey.

“I am gonna name on different legislators, I am calling on the governor. Let’s hearth him at present,” he added.

The lawmaker known as for college President Joseph Harroz Jr.’s termination after the varsity reportedly paid $18,000 to a drag performer for its annual “Crimson & Queens Drag Present.”

The college’s “Gender and Equality” page described the occasion: The “present gives a platform for OU college students and different native performers to showcase their artwork and improve visibility for the native LGBTQ+ group,”

“Final yr, the present was transitioned to McCasland Subject Home to accommodate the rising measurement viewers. Final yr, we had 900+ individuals at our present,” the positioning boasted.

All $18,000 went to a drag performer known as “Yvie Oddly,” an open data request revealed, with a further $12,500 for the ability rental.

Whereas the document states that no pupil tuition nor state funds had been used to pay for the occasion, it did state, nonetheless, that “funds utilized for this occasion are from the distributed Scholar Exercise Charges.”

“So my query is, why are we spending $18,000 of the OU cash, academic cash, they may go to scholarships, may go to analysis, most cancers analysis, these sorts of issues {that a} faculty needs to be doing, different analysis for the betterment of all individuals, as an alternative OU president decides he desires to fund $18,000 for an individual,” Humphrey informed Fox 25 Oklahoma, including that “the varsity appears to have misplaced their ethical compass and so they’re pushing a woke and perverted agenda.”

The college supplied a prolonged response, saying, “The College of Oklahoma embraces our dedication to making sure numerous voices and beliefs are represented throughout all OU campuses. We consider variety and inclusion are key elements of constructing our college a spot of excellence, openness, and studying. The college additionally believes in the suitable to free expression, preserved within the First Modification to the U.S. Structure. These beliefs are crucial to who we’re and what we aspire to be as a college group.”

Humphrey insisted that the varsity is certainly utilizing state funds by means of appropriating pupil charges, telling Fox Information that the “faculty shouldn’t be concerned” in drag performances.

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