The LubbockPRIDE organization would like to publicly express our concern with the sudden cancellation of a drag show (proceeds benefiting the Trevor Project to help prevent LGBTQ+ suicide), which was scheduled for March 31st at West Texas A&M University. The reasons expressed for cancelling the show are very troubling.

The LubbockPRIDE organization would like to publicly condemn the anti-LGBTQ protests that several groups have participated in at local high schools. The anti-LGBTQ protests at Frenship High have already made headlines, and then it came to our attention that on Monday, January 23rd, what appears to be a different group of protesters, were at both Lubbock High School and Monterey High School. While we understand an individual’s right to free speech, we cannot stand by and ignore these attacks on our youth in Lubbock, especially those that are part of the LGBTQ community.