Aggie student leader proposes bill to opt out of paying for GLBT Center on campus

Student leaders at Texas A&M have proposed a measure to allow students to opt out of paying a portion of student fees to fund the campus' GLBT Resource Center, renewing anger about apparent discrimination on the traditionally conservative campus.

The A&M Student Senate bill proposed last week would allow "students who object, for religious purposes, to the use of their student fees and tuition to fund this center to opt out of paying an amount equal to their share of the Center's funding from their fee and tuition bills."

The bill was proposed last week and is on the agenda for Tuesday's meeting. GLBT student leaders say there will be an open forum on campus April 3 at 7 p.m. where students and community members will be able to give public comment on this issue to the Student Senate.

Supporters in the student leadership argue that students have the religious right to opt out of the student fees, but GLBT students on campus called it "a direct and blatant attack," according to a statement from the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Aggies.


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