In autumn 2016, Bonevac joined 145 other scholars and writers in declaring support for Donald Trump for president.[4][5] On May 15, 2024, Bonevac and another UT-Austin professor filed a lawsuit in federal court demanding the right to fail students if they miss class for abortion care, and to refuse to hire teaching assistants who have used mail-order abortion medicine. In his statement on the issue, Bonevac stated that he has "no intention of complying with" new Title IX regulations prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity and requiring accommodation for absences caused by abortion care, will not use students' preferred pronouns, and will not allow "cross-dressing" teaching assistants.[6][7]
