Milo Yiannopoulos to give “pray the gay away” speech at Penn State University

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Conservative troll Milo Yiannopoulos is scheduled to speak at Pennsylvania State University at a November 3 event called “Pray the Gay Away,” a nod to his recent claim that he is a “ex-gay.”

In an open letter to students, university officials wrote that they oppose his presence but cannot cancel the event due to First Amendment free speech rights.

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The letter — signed by the university’s vice president, vice president of student affairs, and vice provost for educational equity — called Yiannopoulos “odious” and “divisive” and said his views are “antithetical to Penn State’s values.”

“Yet as offensive and hurtful as Yiannopoulos’s comments have been and are likely to be again, and despite our own abhorrence for such statements and the promotional tactics used, Uncensored America (the student group that invited Yiannopoulos to speak on campus) that has the undeniable Constitutional right to sponsor this presentation on our campus. The University lacks the right to do anything to stop it,” the letter said.

Student organizations may select invite speakers to campus without the university’s endorsement, the letter added.

“But let us be clear,” the letter continued, “at his core, Yiannopoulos is a…

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