Brigham Young University Adds Explicit Ban on 'Same-Sex Romantic Behavior' to Honor Code
Students say Brigham Young University is policing this behavior even more than its parent church does.
September 2, 2023
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Making the Case Against Brigham Young University
LGBT groups are urging the Big 12 college athletics conference to bar the Mormon-operated university from joining the inclusive group as an expansion school.
August 10, 2016
Did Mormon-Owned Brigham Young University Lift Ban on Same-Sex Kisses?
Students are celebrating a new "Honor Code" without the ban, but some fear the school will still punish such actions.
February 20, 2020
Activists Light Up Mormon University's Iconic Y With Rainbow Colors
The action was an act of resistance against anti-LGBTQ+ policies at Brigham Young University.
March 5, 2021
After BYU Revives Antigay Honor Code, LGBTQ Students Urged to Transfer
A crowdfunding campaign was launched to help LGBTQ students leave Brigham Young University.
March 6, 2020
Teacher at Mormon University Loses Job Over Pro-LGBT Facebook Post
Ruthie Robertson, an adjunct professor at Brigham Young University-Idaho, refused to retract her supportive Pride Month post.
July 18, 2017
Education Dept. Says BYU Can Discriminate Against Queer Students
Because of a religious exemption from federal antidiscrimination law, Brigham Young University can continue to ban same-sex dating.
February 11, 2022
Mormon Apostle: Take Up 'Muskets' Against LGBTQ+ Equality
At the same meeting where the president of Brigham Young University announced a new "Office of Belonging," a church elder railed against LGBTQ+ rights.
August 24, 2021
Mormons Gone Wild
After one man undresses missionaries for his calendar, LDS Church-owned Brigham Young University strips him of his degree.
January 5, 2009
Supporters in Angel Wings Shield BYU LGBTQ+ Event From Protesters
Organizers supporting Brigham Young University LGBTQ+ students wore large angel wings to protect attendees from hateful messages spewed by conservative protesters.Â
September 7, 2022
Shame on you BYU
Brigham Young University has continually shown itself to be intolerant and small-minded--not what you would expect from what is supposed to be an institution of higher learning.
June 20, 2006
WATCH: A Gay Mormon Comes Out to Family, Friends
A self-described gay Mormon student at Brigham Young University filmed the reactions of his family and friends as he told each of them for the first time that he is gay.
February 20, 2013
Student Caught on Video Using Antigay Slur, Defacing Art Has Left BYU
The incident came on top of a former Brigham Young University president urging the use of "muskets" to fight LGBTQ+ equality, and the student has now left the Mormon school.
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August 28, 2021
BYU instructor fired for supporting same-sex marriage
A part-time philosophy instructor at Brigham Young University has been fired after publicly criticizing the Mormon Church's opposition to same-sex marriage.
June 14, 2006
Dying at BYU
A symbolic die-in to honor the many gay Mormons who have committed suicide gets two dozen Equality Ride protesters arrested on the campus of Brigham Young University. It also sends an important message.
April 18, 2006
Equality Riders, others cited for trespassing at Brigham Young
Five Soulforce activists were cited for trespassing and escorted off the campus at Brigham Young University Monday after demonstrating against the Mormon Church's antigay policies as part of the Equality Ride.
April 11, 2006
Photo Finish
Did Prop. 8 backlash cause art censorship -- or its reversal -- at Brigham Young University? Could be, as BYU photography student J. Michael Wiltbank found when his contribution to a two-week-long art exhibition -- eight pairs of benign portraits, each depicting an LGBT-identified BYU student alongside a supportive friend -- had been removed.
December 23, 2008
Ex-BYU Student Assaulted, Evicted After Coming Out
Andrew David White claims he was forcibly ejected from his apartment, after telling one of his roommates that he was attracted to men.
March 27, 2015
Federal judge indicates Equality Riders arrested at West Point may avert trial
A federal judge says he hopes charges against members of the Equality Ride, arrested in April when they entered the grounds of West Point to protest "don't ask, don't tell," can be resolved without going to trial.
July 3, 2006
Gay Brigham Young Valedictorian Chokes Up Telling His Story on Ellen
Matt Easton, the valedictorian at the Mormon institution who came out as gay during his graduation speech last month, shares his story with Ellen DeGeneres.
May 6, 2019