{"id":2237247,"date":"2024-05-04T15:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T19:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-school-official-approved-trans-flags-to-protest-michael-knowles-said-he-couldnt-approve-american-flags\/"},"modified":"2024-05-04T15:15:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T19:15:55","slug":"utah-school-official-approved-trans-flags-to-protest-michael-knowles-said-he-couldnt-approve-american-flags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-school-official-approved-trans-flags-to-protest-michael-knowles-said-he-couldnt-approve-american-flags\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah School Official approved Trans flags, citing protest against Michael Knowles. American flags not allowed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Futah-school-official-approved-trans-flags-to-protest-michael-knowles-said-he-couldnt-approve-american-flags%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2237247&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>When Michael Knowles, from the Daily Wire, spoke at\u2064 the University of Utah, he \u200bfaced leftist protests backed by school faculty, with transgender\u200d flags displayed. The demonstration coincided with Knowles&#8217; speech\u2062 critiquing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-teacher-sues-school-board-after-being-fired-he-refused-to-compromise-on-trans-pronouns\/\" title=\"Flashback: Teacher Sues School Board After Being Fired \u2013 He Refused To Compromise on Trans Pronouns\">transgender ideology<\/a>, organized by the Young America\u2019s Foundation. The dean allowed\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/british-police-forces-lgbt-network-unveils-creepy-cow-mascot\/\" title=\"British Police Force's LGBT+ Network Unveils Creepy Cow Mascot\">transgender flags<\/a> but declined American flags, sparking controversy. When Michael Knowles, a Daily \u200dWire host, addressed the\u2062 University of Utah, he encountered leftist protests \u200bsupported by the school\u2062 faculty, featuring transgender flags. The protests clashed with Knowles&#8217; critique of\u200c transgender ideology,\u2062 arranged by the Young \u2063America\u2019s Foundation. The dean&#8217;s approval of transgender flags\u2062 but refusal \u200bof \u200cAmerican \u2064flags sparked\u2063 a heated debate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When Daily Wire host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/show\/the-michael-knowles-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Knowles<\/a> spoke last month at the University of Utah, he was met with a host of leftist protesters and university-approved transgender flags filling the building he was speaking in \u2014 a demonstration that was in part <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EBXjhH7EzvQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supported<\/a> by the school faculty. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The protest took place as Knowles, who had been brought to campus by the Young America\u2019s Foundation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/an-especially-american-problem-michael-knowles-addresses-the-u-s-establishments-radical-embrace-of-transgenderism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gave a speech<\/a> on the problems with transgender ideology on April 8 at the university. At the same time, Philip Osteen, the dean of Utah\u2019s College of Social Work, reportedly extended the school\u2019s Pride celebration so that it coincided with Knowles\u2019 speech and approved for transgender and LGBT flags and banners to fill the building Knowles was set to speak in. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Osteen, the dean of the building where Knowles spoke, approved the trans flag demonstration, but said he couldn\u2019t give the go-ahead for students to put up American flags when pressed by YAF representative Breana Marsh. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Meet Philip Osteen, the College of Social Work dean at the University of Utah\u2014a public school\u2014who was so bothered by my presence on campus that he prevented <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yaf?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@YAF<\/a> students from flying American flags in the foyer, where his college had sponsored a trans propaganda extravaganza. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/awuioyARWk\">pic.twitter.com\/awuioyARWk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Knowles (@michaeljknowles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaeljknowles\/status\/1786826242907378011?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI think it\u2019s a gross misuse to say that we\u2019re going to make a safe place, we\u2019re going to make students feel represented and protected, and everyone feels safe, at the absolute hanging of your conservative students,\u201d Marsh said in audio shared by YAF with The Daily Wire. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Osteen said she should bring her concerns to the dean of students, saying that YAF could put up American flags in the room where Knowles was speaking but \u201cnot in the decoration of this building.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He then said that if YAF got approval from facilities and the dean of students that they could put up American flags. When asked why he could approve Pride flags, but not the American flag, he said \u201cbecause I approved these to go up as a celebration of our pride.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1712759107458000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2Tu_bbgaIzPZlwVTiisdPO\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When asked about why Pride week had been continued into a second week, Osteen said it was because the school wanted students to know it was \u201can inclusive place to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ricky-gervais-unloads-on-transgender-mania-in-nsfw-rant\/\" title=\"Ricky Gervais Unloads On Transgender Mania In NSFW Rant\">support trans rights<\/a>, LGBTQ2s rights.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Later, during his speech Knowles commented on the amount of students who had shown up to oppose him. He said he was surprised that even in \u201cmeek and mild Utah,\u201d he saw a video of \u201csome wild banshee-like lady accosting, assaulting one of the students here as the student was hanging up flyers for this lecture tonight.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One protester, who did not listen to Knowles\u2019 speech, sat down with The Daily Wire host after to discuss their views. During their conversation, Knowles pushed him to reconsider his acceptance of transgender ideology. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH: <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a recent event at the University of Utah featuring Daily Wire host Michael Knowles, leftist protesters displayed university-approved transgender flags in the venue. 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