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Related: About this forumFollowing outcry, Boston University president defends removing pride flags
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Goofrider
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At the end of the day it doesn't matter whether you're doing the work for the regime out of loyalty or fear. What matters is what you do, which is the same.
Joseph Rezek
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Boston University, where I teach, has been taking down Pride Flags from faculty and office windows because of a new content neutral ban on public-facing flags and banners.
This is a bad policy that infringes on free speech. Faculty are protesting. Today the President defended these actions. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Following outcry, BU president defends removing pride flags
Gilliams remarks come days after several faculty members sent her a letter decrying the removal of pride flags from several windows, including one at the Womens, Gender & Sexuality Studies departmen...
www.wbur.org
12:36 AM · Mar 21, 2026
@goofrider.bsky.social
At the end of the day it doesn't matter whether you're doing the work for the regime out of loyalty or fear. What matters is what you do, which is the same.
Joseph Rezek
@rezekjoe.bsky.social
· 1d
Boston University, where I teach, has been taking down Pride Flags from faculty and office windows because of a new content neutral ban on public-facing flags and banners.
This is a bad policy that infringes on free speech. Faculty are protesting. Today the President defended these actions. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Following outcry, BU president defends removing pride flags
Gilliams remarks come days after several faculty members sent her a letter decrying the removal of pride flags from several windows, including one at the Womens, Gender & Sexuality Studies departmen...
www.wbur.org
12:36 AM · Mar 21, 2026
At the end of the day it doesn't matter whether you're doing the work for the regime out of loyalty or fear. What matters is what you do, which is the same.
— Goofrider (@goofrider.bsky.social) 2026-03-21T04:36:20.684Z
Joseph Rezek
@rezekjoe.bsky.social
Boston University, where I teach, has been taking down Pride Flags from faculty and office windows because of a new content neutral ban on public-facing flags and banners.
This is a bad policy that infringes on free speech. Faculty are protesting. Today the President defended these actions. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Following outcry, BU president defends removing pride flags
Gilliams remarks come days after several faculty members sent her a letter decrying the removal of pride flags from several windows, including one at the Womens, Gender & Sexuality Studies departmen...
www.wbur.org
4:31 PM · Mar 19, 2026
@rezekjoe.bsky.social
Boston University, where I teach, has been taking down Pride Flags from faculty and office windows because of a new content neutral ban on public-facing flags and banners.
This is a bad policy that infringes on free speech. Faculty are protesting. Today the President defended these actions. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Following outcry, BU president defends removing pride flags
Gilliams remarks come days after several faculty members sent her a letter decrying the removal of pride flags from several windows, including one at the Womens, Gender & Sexuality Studies departmen...
www.wbur.org
4:31 PM · Mar 19, 2026
Boston University, where I teach, has been taking down Pride Flags from faculty and office windows because of a new âcontent neutralâ ban on public-facing flags and banners.
— Joseph Rezek (@rezekjoe.bsky.social) 2026-03-19T20:31:10.914Z
This is a bad policy that infringes on free speech. Faculty are protesting. Today the President defended these actions. â¬ï¸â¬ï¸â¬ï¸
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Following outcry, Boston University president defends removing pride flags (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
9 hrs ago
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multigraincracker
(37,564 posts)1. If a First Amendment Flag replaced
the Pride Flag, they would ban it without a second thought.
ZDU
(1,233 posts)2. When someone tells you who they are...