Aberystwyth University has banned drag socials after the events were used as an attempt to mock and demean members of the trans community.
The Aberystwyth Students’ Union made the announcement after consulting with the university’s LGBTQ+ group, AberPride. Speaking to The Tab, the students’ union said the events were “usually about members of random groups dressing up as the opposite gender in a general way that has the intention of being as funny as possible and not as a celebration of LGBTQ+ pride or sexual liberation in the same way that drag is.” They emphasised that the decision wasn’t about “banning fun”, adding: “If a society or club wanted to organise a drag social to celebrate drag and LGBT pride then the SU would be supportive of