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Campus

Marriott Inclusion and Belonging Club welcomes all to engage in opening social

Ellie Lewis
By Ellie Lewis
October 08, 2024 11:32 AM
The BYU Marriott School Inclusion and Belonging Society had their opening social on Thursday, Sept. 19 to kick off the fall semester at the BYU Botany Pond.
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Art

Community shares art at RaYnbow Collective’s ‘LGBTQ+ at BYU’ art show

Emily May
By Emily May
July 10, 2024 12:00 AM
The RaYnbow Collective’s fourth annual art show, “LGBTQ+ at BYU: Beyond the Cosmos,” featured artwork submitted by students, alumni and more, telling the stories of LGBTQ+ students and alumni through art.
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Belonging

University of Utah closes LGBT Resource Center to comply with new Utah law

Emily May
By Emily May
July 01, 2024 12:00 AM
The University of Utah closed three of its student resource centers to comply with Utah’s new law regarding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, including its LGBT Resource Center.
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Belonging

Cougar Pride Center’s annual march ‘Pride in Progress’ promotes unity, acceptance

Dylan Eubank
By Dylan Eubank
May 02, 2024 12:00 AM
The Cougar Pride Center held its fourth annual pride march in downtown Provo on Saturday, April 27. The march began at the Historic Courthouse and ended at Memorial Park.
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State

Tolerance Means Dialogues fosters conversation amidst cancel culture

By Zoe Cook
December 05, 2023 12:00 AM
Tolerance Means Dialogues, an organization that promotes 'engaging hard issues at the intersection of faith, sexuality, and families,' according to their website, brought together BYU, the University of Utah and Utah officials for the Oct. 30 Utah State Capitol event. This was just one of the many events that Tolerance Means Dialogues hosts around the country.
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Featured

BYU students, community members find volunteer opportunities at Encircle

By Emma Everett
July 26, 2023 12:00 AM
BYU senior Jae Collett leaned against the porch railing of Encircle Provo, where they intern several days a week. A row of pride flags fluttered behind them. The Provo City Center Temple across the street was bathed in a midafternoon haze.
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Local

Passed, failed legislation of 2023 general session

By Marissa Lundeen
March 07, 2023 12:00 AM
The general session of the Utah Legislature came to a close Friday evening as legislators addressed the remaining bills up for discussion.
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State

'Former trans kid' speaks out after Utah House committee, addresses transgender legislation

By Derek VanBuskirk
January 26, 2023 12:00 AM
Chloe Cole, a former transgender individual, spoke out about the bills addressed in a Utah House committee on transgender legislation in the Utah State Capital Building on Jan. 24.
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Campus Events

BYU students, alumni participate in nationwide walkout to protest LGBTQ+ discrimination

By Trevor Myers
October 12, 2022 12:00 AM
BYU students joined a national movement and walked out of their classes on Oct. 11 to protest the discrimination of LGBTQ+ students at institutions with religious exemptions from Title IX.
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State

Utah Pride Festival creates a safe space for the LGBTQ community, kicks off Pride month

By Abigail Gunderson
June 05, 2022 12:00 AM
https://youtu.be/vnUGN1o9bIo
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Readers' Forum

Readers' Forum: Within earshot

By Universe Contributor
March 28, 2022 12:00 AM
Most wouldn’t know I experience same-sex attraction. I haven’t always advertised it. Firmly committed to my faith and covenants, I don’t stand out from most at BYU.
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Campus Events

LGBTQ advocates host Valentine's demonstration on campus

By Emma Gadeski
February 15, 2022 12:00 AM
Editor's note: This story has been updated.
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Metro

Educators learn how to support students in equality, inclusion training

By Andrew Nieves
November 13, 2021 12:00 AM
Equality Utah and the Raynbow Collective hosted an equality and inclusion educator certification event at the Provo Recreation Center Saturday, Nov. 13 for educators to learn how to support students of color and LGBTQ students.
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Readers' Forum

Readers' Forum: 'No manner of -ites'

By Universe Contributor
November 08, 2021 12:00 AM
The scene keeps playing over and over in my mind. Then there are the comments, conversations and articles. Worst of all, there’s the deep, cutting harm caused when hateful speech or prejudice of any kind is spewed toward any individual or group of people.
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Campus

Rainbow chalk art met with verbal attack

By Emma Gadeski
August 27, 2021 12:00 AM
Editor's note: The individual who used the anti-gay slur was previously a BYU student but is not currently enrolled, according to Media Relations Manager Todd Hollingshead. 'Because of federal laws and university privacy guidelines, BYU cannot provide any additional information,' he said.
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Campus

Education Week: Understanding, loving and including LGBTQ Saints

By Emma Gadeski
August 20, 2021 12:00 AM
Editor’s note: Education Week coverage can be found in this section of the website.
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Campus News

LGBTQ community, allies host first BYU Pride March

By Emma Gadeski
June 29, 2021 12:00 AM
Members of the LGBTQ community and allies at BYU hosted the first ever BYU Pride March on Monday, June 28. The group is not sponsored by the university.
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Campus

Striving to belong: LGBTQ students, alumni and faculty work for change

By Lisi Merkley
May 03, 2021 12:00 AM
LGBTQ students at BYU have long struggled with how to feel safe and welcome on a campus that is rooted in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' policies and doctrine.
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