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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

'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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Campus Events

BYU 'Rainbow Day' participants show support for LGBT community while others protest

March 05, 2021 12:00 AM
By Veronica Maciel and Cassidy Wixom
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Campus

Halloween costume seen as homophobic causes stir on BYU campus

By Sydnee Gonzalez
October 31, 2020 12:00 AM
An individual wearing a costume that included a sign with a derogatory word for gay men and the description 'I'm the scariest thing on campus' put Provo's LGBTQ community on edge Friday afternoon.
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Campus News

BYU USGA invites students to learn how to be an ally

By Allison McArthur
September 21, 2020 12:00 AM
USGA hosted a meeting for all individuals to learn how to be an ally for the LGBT community. Held in the ballroom of the Provo Library and via zoom, individuals gathered to learn and share experiences within the community Thursday night.
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Campus Events

LGBT and ally perspectives shared during campus panel on faith and sexuality

By Whitney Bigelow
January 16, 2020 12:00 AM
Hundreds of BYU students and faculty filled the JSB auditorium on Wednesday night for a panel on faith and sexuality that covered topics from LGBT self-acceptance to strategies for effective allyship.
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Campus

Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

By Universe Contributor
September 24, 2019 12:00 AM
Suicide is a major public health problem in Utah. According towww.health.utah.gov, an average of 627 Utahns die from suicide, and more than 45,000 Utahns attempt suicide each year.
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Campus

BYU students discuss tolerance in Religious Freedom Annual Review

By Jenna Alton
June 21, 2019 12:00 AM
Tolerance Means Dialogues co-founder Robin Fretwell Wilson, center, speaks with attendees following the organization’s session at the Religious Freedom Annual Review hosted by BYU Law. (Jenna Alton)
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Featured

2019 BYU Women's Conference builds faith while tackling tough topics

By Kaitlyn Bancroft
May 06, 2019 12:00 AM
Women take notes at a BYU Women's Conference session. (Madeline Mortensen/BYU)
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Campus

BYU valedictorian comes out as gay in viral convocation speech

By Jenna Alton
April 29, 2019 12:00 AM
BYU graduate Matt Easton came out as gay in his convocation speech on April 26, saying he was “proud to be a gay son of God.”
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Readers' Forum

Readers' Forum: 4/9/19

By Josh Carter
April 09, 2019 12:00 AM
LGBTQ community
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