Texas Christian University made Chloe Cole's TPUSA event 'practically impossible'—it will go on anyway

Texas Christian University (TCU) has been accused of putting up red tape to prevent a Turning Point USA event featuring Chloe Cole, with the de-transitioner saying that the Christian school allows for pride events, but when it came time to host a faith-centered event with TPUSA, the school made the process “practically impossible.” The event, however, will be taking place at a different location. 

Cole accused the school on Thursday of making it impossible the TPUSA event to take place, saying that there were several spaces available for the expected crowd of around 600 to hold the event, but that the school offered one room to fit only 200 and stipulated that only TCU students could attend the event. Cole had earlier said the event was canceled by the school.

Cole told The Post Millennial, “What makes TCU unique is that it claims to be a Christian school. Christians should be held to a higher standard, especially in a time when our brothers and sisters in Christ are being gunned down in their own churches and even on campus.”

Cole added, “According to faculty, there were six or seven venues available on the 7th that could handle our expected crowd of about 600. Instead, the university offered a single 200-person room, with the stipulation that no non-students could attend. The DEI apparatus made the event technically possible but practically impossible.”

“This is a common strategy to ice out and demoralize student groups. And when you pair it with TCU’s recent policy that baptisms can no longer take place on campus because they pose a ‘water hazard,’ you start to see the pattern of red tape TCU uses to alienate Christians on campus.”

Cole also posted, “They denied the local TPUSA chapter's request to have me on campus on the 7th even though the room was free. They didn’t give a real reason why.” The event, despite the challenges with the school, Cole said, will be going forward at the Birchman Baptist Church at 7 pm on Tuesday, October 7, 2025 with help from the Forge Room Foundation. 

Cole added in her comments to TPM, “I’m excited to speak. As a detransitioner, I travel the country warning students about the destructive ideologies I once believed. I found hope and freedom in Jesus, and now I’m able to be the woman God created me to be.”

TCU disputed Cole’s claim that they did not cancel the event and cited a lack of space at the university.

A spokesman for TCU told TPM "On September 18, TCU successfully hosted a TPUSA event to honor the life of Charlie Kirk, who had previously spoken on TCU’s campus to students and the community. Separate from this event, an outside party, not affiliated with TCU, invited an external speaker to appear on our campus on Oct. 7."

"The student chapter of TPUSA then requested that TCU host the Oct. 7 event for 700 to 1,000 people. The requested space was already booked with another student event. We explored options and notified the group on Sept. 25 that a secure space was not available given the short notice, but we offered to find another date or space for the event. TCU never canceled this event as it was never booked," the spokesman added.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that he was going to be looking into the accusations from Cole. He shared a post on the topic, and wrote online, "This doesn’t look like free speech to me. I’m going to look into this."