The law, one of the first aimed at curbing drag performances in front of children, had been on hold for nearly two months as the legal battle went on.
Tag: Freedom of Speech and Expression
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2 Students, Punished for Rainbow Flags, Test China’s L.G.B.T.Q. Space
The students at an elite college in China found themselves on a collision course with the authorities amid a crackdown on gay and transgender expression.
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University of Chicago Graduates: Go Forth and Argue
For University of Chicago graduates, I celebrated the need to profoundly disagree.
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She Attacked Israel and the N.Y.P.D. It Made Her Law School a Target.
A student gave a commencement address at the famously progressive CUNY law school. Two weeks later, she was attacked by the tabloids and the mayor, and the school disavowed her speech.
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Burhan Sönmez on the Tensions Between Politics and Art in Turkey
Burhan Sönmez, who is president of PEN International, discusses the tension between politics and art and the role of literature in authoritarian societies.