Transgender speaker denied funding at Salina campus

KStateCollegian.com – By Danny Davis

Salina – K-State’s Salina campus had a very rough Student Governing Association meeting Tuesday as it focused on a controversial topic regarding a speaker coming to the campus.

A group of students advocating for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights had requested $1,000 to bring Ryan Sallens, a transgender, to speak at the K-State-Salina campus. Many students, including the Salina campus’ Student Body President Brian Koester, senior in professional pilot, felt this would be a waste of student money.