Students want professor fired for writing about 'pederasty' but University of Texas says it's protected speech

A group of students at the University of Texas are calling for the firing of a classics professor who has written extensively on "pederasty" - socially acknowledged romantic relationships between adult men and teen boys - in ancient Greece. Students claim Thomas Hubbard's academic work "advocates for violent crime against teen boys" and is being celebrated in online communities that promote pedophilia. In writings reviewed by The Austin American-Stateman, which first reported on the clash, the professor of classics at UT's College of Liberal Arts calls physical relationships between men and boys in ancient societies a "proper learning experience." [...]

Hubbard did not immediately respond to The Daily Beast’s requests for comment. In a statement to The Austin American-Stateman, the classics professor dismissed the concerns of a "small handful of students," stating the outcry was not "based on any careful examination of the full spectrum of my writing on the subject." He added his works do not enforce NAMBLA's "idiosyncratic approach to legal reform and do not share the sexual orientation of its members."

source: Article 'Students Want Professor Fired for Writing About 'Pederasty' but University of Texas Says It's Protected Speech' by Olivia Messer & Pilar Melendez; www.thedailybeast.com/students-want-thomas-hubbard-fired-for-work-on-pederasty-but-university-of-texas-says-its-protected-speech; Daily Beast; 5 December 2019