Posters promoting a 'straight pride' week at a northeast Ohio university were removed this week after student leaders determined that the message went beyond free speech. Youngstown State University student government leaders said they decided to remove the posters, which were hung on around campus earlier this week, after consulting with university officials. The posters included profanity and promoted the event as a time to not highlight sexual orientation or differences among students. Posters promoting a 'straight pride' week were removed from campus after student leaders said that they went 'way further than a free speech issue' They encouraged students to 'go about your day without telling everyone about how 'different' you are', according to WKBN. The anonymously posted flyers encouraged students to celebrate 'by not annoying the s*** out of everyone about your sexual orientation'. 'Brought to you by the students that are sick of hearing about your LGBT pride,' the posters read. 'Nobody cares about what you think you are, or what you want to have sex with. We have nothing against your sexual orientation. We just don't give a f***.' Campus leaders at the approximately 15,000-student university said that while they believe the posters were meant as satire, the message was inappropriate. 'If you actually read through it, it seemed like it went way further than a free speech issue,' said Student Government President Michael Slavens. 'There were swear words and took it a little further than the average free speech should go.' Student Government vice president Jacob Schriner-Biggs agreed with Slavens. 'When you are talking about minority activism, it is very easy that if you are in the majority to say "well, this sort of activism is not necessary. This sort of zeal in your activism is over the top",' he said. 'For minorities who experience discrimination, that is not the case,' It is believed by student leaders that the posters were satire, but they still missed the point of activism, a statement from the student government says . The posters counter the school's mission to create a diverse campus, university spokesman Ron Cole told WFMJ. Officials are investigating possible student code violations, and disciplinary action may follow. A statement from the student government said while it respects free speech of all students, the posters weren't authorized, contained vulgar language and missed the point of activism. 'When individuals belong to dominant societal cohorts (Caucasian, male, heterosexual, etc.) it is very easy to state "We have nothing against your sexual orientation" and to claim that efforts to raise awareness are "annoying",' it read, according to Gay Star News. The statement continued: 'For minorities who every day face discrimination and marginalization, such efforts are necessary without zeal and persistence, sociology teaches that minority concerns very easily go by the wayside. 'Thus, dismissing the efforts of LGBTQIA students to push for equitable treatment as unnecessary is dangerous because it catalyzes discrimination, whether meant to do so or not.' University officials are investigating into the posters, which were hung anonymously, and disciplinary action may follow .
The posters were hung around Youngstown State University this week.
Posters promoted event as a time to not highlight sexual orientation or differences among students.
Student government leaders believe the posters were satire, but still worked with university officials to get the posters removed.
Though they were posted anonymously, officials are investigating possible student code violations and disciplinary action may follow.