BYU students back LGBTQ community, 1 year after code change

BYU students back LGBTQ community, 1 year after code change

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Students at Brigham Young University wore rainbow colors this week in support of the LGBTQ campus community, a year after the school said what it described as same-sex romantic behavior was prohibited and would lead to discipline under school code. Organizer Bradley Talbot said even though it was a year ago, LGBTQ students on the northern Utah private campus continue to face challenges. In response to the push to wear rainbow colors, counter-protest flyers included references to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leaders’ position on marriage and gender roles. The university said the fliers were not approved by the college and were being removed.