A group of students at Brigham Young University iconically lit up the schools famed Y in rainbow colours. The demonstration took place for one hour and was done in an effort for LGBTQ+ acceptance, recognition. About 40 LGBTQ+ students from the student organisation Color The Campus participated in the lighting. Bradley Talbot, the LGBTQ+ student who organized the demonstration, told Salt Lake Tribune that he wanted to send a message to the school.
“We’re here, and we are part of this institution. We should have a place at the Y.” Sparks of change and acceptance were seen last month after the university removed a longstanding rule that banned “all forms of physical intimacy that give expression to homosexual feelings.”. But three weeks after LGBTQ+ students celebrated the overdue change, school officials took away any semblance of acceptance, stating that same-sex relationships were “not compatible” with BYU rules and regulations. Talbot said “That day felt like a betrayal for a lot of LGBT students. It was traumatic. So this was a day for us to reclaim that and try to turn it into something positive.” Since the lighting of the Y, BYU has released a statement denouncing the event via their Twitter account. “BYU did not authorize the lighting of the Y tonight. The Y is BYU property and any form of public expression on university property requires prior approval.” Color The Campus took to Twitter to express the reasoning and importance behind the event stating “This is our symbol of love and unity with BYU. The Cougars are Out. We stand with both. It’s not black and white, it’s Rainbow. I choose both. The world is our campus. I invite BYU to choose to be our advocate and not our obstacle. It won’t stop us either way. Hate is loud. We are louder.”
BYU LGBTQ students take a stand for LGBTQ rights in iconic demonstration
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