The University of Wyoming’s move to ban a Laramie church elder from its student union last month has sparked a First Amendment debate on campus and across the state.

Kevin Goldberg, a First Amendment specialist with the Freedom Forum Institute in Washington, D.C., said the elder’s rights have been violated, and some conservative Wyoming legislators agree.

LARAMIE, Wyo.— Amid a stinging 20-degree wind chill, about 75 University of Wyoming (UW) students gathered in Simpson Plaza on Wednesday to silently demonstrate support for the LGBTQ community and protest UW policies in light of recent events across campus.