Vandals Rip Down Pride Flag, Leave ‘Fags Get AIDS’ Note at UT-Knoxville

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The Pride Center at the University of Tennessee was targeted by vandals yet again this past weekend, the latest of several incidents since the controversy over an article posted by its director encouraging the use of gender-neutral pronouns.

This time, the Pride Center reports that someone ripped down its rainbow flag and left a note in its place reading, “Fags get AIDS more often. #ImWithHer.”

“Glad to see how welcoming this campus is coming back from a long weekend,” wrote Thomas Tran, a student whose photos of the vandalism were shared on the center’s Facebook page. “All of this was found this morning. Someone decided to exercise their freedom of speech and left us a message after destroying our flag. This is what we are up against. This is the type of thing that will most likely get swept under the rug by administration who do not care for us.”

The university reported on Twitter that a bias report had been filed, and campus police are investigating.

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