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Honor Code wording on homosexual behavior and feelings changed

By Whitney Bigelow,

February 19, 2020 12:00 AM

/><figcaption>Hundreds of BYU students and alumni protested Honor Code Office procedures at the Cougar Quad on campus on April 12, 2019. Feb. 19 updates to the honor code provided clarity on disciplinary treatment of homosexual behavior. (Arianna Davidson)</figcaption></figure><br><br><br><br><p>BYU announced changes to the Church Educational System Honor Code in conjunction with the release of a new online handbook published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Wednesday morning.</p><br><br><br><br><p>The changes specifically removed a section of the former wording titled, — Wording of the CES honor code regarding homosexual behavior before Feb. 19, 2020. This and other prescriptive language has been removed and replaced with a much shorter policy statement. (policy.byu.edu)

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