Unwelcomed and Green Card Abuser Milo Yiannopoulos Squats At Penn State in the Name of Free Speech

Unwelcomed and Green Card Abuser Milo Yiannopoulos Squats At Penn State in the Name of Free Speech <br /><br />#GoRight and #DeportMilo For America<br /><br />By 7 p.m. on Shortlidge Road, not far from the venue hosting Yiannopoulos’ speech, a crowd of more than 200 bundled in winter coats gathered for a planned protest by student group Students Against Sexist Violence.<br /><br />The crowd slowly swelled to even greater numbers near Thomas Building, while a half-dozen counter-protesters supporting Yiannopoulos followed the moving crowd from a distance, across the street. The two groups exchanged slogans and chants — and insults — but from opposite sides of Shortlidge. “I wanted to make sure I could come out and help show that the overwhelming consensus at the university is that we don’t want (Milo) here,” said James Locke, a Penn State junior who had attended “Love is Louder” earlier in the night. “Not only do I disagree with his views, I think they’re actively harmful — especially to the LGBTQ community.” Passing cars mostly beeped in support of the anti-Milo crowd, with drivers offering a thumbs-up in their direction. Police stood nearby to prevent any potential altercations, but both groups mostly kept to their own sides, outside of an occasional student getting closer to snap photos or videos with their smartphones.<br /><br />Police were stationed at virtually every entrance to Thomas Building and, like “Love is Louder,” metal detectors were set up near the hosting room. A standing-room only crowd of about 250 attended the speech, with tickets that ranged from free to $55 (including a Milo meet and greet). At least a dozen eschewed masks despite the university’s mandate, and Uncensored America — the group hosting Yiannopoulos — began handing out free bottles of water as Yiannopoulos’ delay approached an hour.<br /><br />Before the speech, Uncensored America president Luca Miraldi wanted to make clear that his group didn’t necessarily advocate or agree with Yiannopoulos’ viewpoints regarding conversion thera