Students are launching what could be the largest anti-gun protest in Texas history using sex toys
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Dubbed #CocksNotGlocks, the anti-gun demonstration could be the biggest in Texas history and aims to criticize the perceived irony that sex toys are prohibited on campus while guns are allowed.
"We are strapping gigantic swinging dildos to our backpacks," Jessica Jin, an organizer of the event who recently graduated from UT-Austin, told Dallas News. "Just about as effective at protecting us from sociopathic shooters, but much safer for recreational play."
UT prohibits "obscenity" on campus, which is defined by Texas law as "a dildo or artificial vagina, designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs," Dallas News reported.
Images are emerging on social media of the protest at UT.
WARNING: They're graphic.
how do you protest open carry? with dildos of course. its #cocksnotglocks day at @UTAustin! https://t.co/CUg0YLdOx5 pic.twitter.com/wZq7OsaUEr
- Elect This (@ElectThis) August 24, 2016
TODAY IS THE DAY! Grab your big ol' dild and head to the West Mall at noon! #cocksnotglocks pic.twitter.com/IKfdc6HdQS
- skylar (@skylar_june) August 24, 2016
Adolescent brains + alcohol + guns..what could go wrong on TX college campuses? #CocksNotGlocks #FucktheNRA pic.twitter.com/VuM1Somvqi
- NW Mama (@PhdTeresa) August 24, 2016
There will no increased police presence @UTAustin today in light of #cocksnotglocks https://t.co/ZEkiP9APyU @mySA pic.twitter.com/ec5XVE4Abi
- Kelsey Bradshaw (@kbrad5) August 24, 2016
Dildos descend on @UTAustin in #CocksNotGlocks protest of guns on campus. We'll be updating: https://t.co/y83xAIVsvi pic.twitter.com/wFLClR3P4T
- Kolten Parker (@KoltenParker) August 24, 2016
Campus carry and 1st amendment free expression and can #coexist. #cocksnotglocks has their own way of doing so... pic.twitter.com/s9Fta8q0cj
- Brian Bensimon (@BrianBensimon) August 24, 2016
Earlier this year, Texas passed a law requiring public colleges and universities to allow concealed handgun license-holders to bring their weapons into public university buildings, classrooms, and dorms. It went into effect August 1.
It's passage sent shockwaves throughout Texas academia and has elicited strong response from students and faculty alike. A dean at UT - one who grew up hunting with a father who was a former Marine and a policeman - even quit as a result.
A group of professors also filed a lawsuit claiming individuals in classrooms would feel less able to speak freely for fear of gun violence from those who disagree and thus, the law violates students' First Amendment right to free speech. A judge, however, recently denied their request for a preliminary injunction.
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