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Mormon-owned BYU: Same-sex romantic behavior still banned

Mormon-owned BYU: Same-sex romantic behavior still banned

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Brigham Young University in Utah says “same-sex romantic behavior” isn’t allowed on campus even under recent changes to its strict code of conduct. The revision dropped a section that banned any behavior reflecting “homosexual feelings.” The university owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day […]

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Mormon-owned BYU eases rules on ‘homosexual behavior’

Mormon-owned BYU eases rules on ‘homosexual behavior’

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Brigham Young University in Utah has revised its strict code of conduct to strip a rule that banned any behavior that reflected “homosexual feelings,” which LGBTQ students and their allies felt created an unfair double standard not imposed on heterosexual couples. The university is owned […]

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BYU to allow same-sex partners in ballroom dance competition

BYU to allow same-sex partners in ballroom dance competition

Brigham Young University has announced it will allow same-sex couples to compete in an annual ballroom dance competition hosted by the Utah school. The Salt Lake Tribune reports BYU was required to lift its ban on same-sex couples competing in the U.S. National Amateur DanceSport Championships. The Provo university owned […]

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Science groups remove BYU job posts over school honor code

Science groups remove BYU job posts over school honor code

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two groups in the scientific community have removed job postings at Brigham Young University from their websites because of the school’s LGBTQ policies. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Monday that the Washington, D.C.-based American Geophysical Union and the Colorado-based Geological Society of America took down […]

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