
"The South will not rise again" was just one of the nonsensical chants students, potential students, and visitors to the University of Alabama heard chanted by the Queer Student Association at a recent on-campus rally. The issue at hand: The protestor's opposition to the university refusing to compel students to violate their First Amendment rights of free speech and religious freedom.

If you read only the narrative spun this week by the College Democrats and an AL(dot)com opinion piece, you might believe that the University of Alabama ceded LGBTQ+ protections to a group of hateful students last week.