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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Nov. 28, 2022. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Jarvis: Post-Prop 8, the Church Must Apologize

By Caroline Jarvis, Opinion Writer December 21, 2023

  California’s Proposition 8, a 2008 ballot measure that sought to amend the California Constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman, overturned the state’s Supreme Court ruling...

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Champine: Queer Students Deserve Charity and Privacy

By Morgan Champine, Assistant Opinion Editor October 12, 2023

  Brigham Young University recently updated its Honor Code and soon after, transgender minors were forced to disclose their medical records to the state. These decisions, while separate, deeply...

Students walking outside the James E. Talmage Building at the Brigham Young University campus in Provo, UT on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Updates to BYU Honor Code Further Restrict LGBTQ+ Students

By Jamie Faux, News Writer September 11, 2023

  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints updated the Honor Code, Student Ecclesiastical Endorsements, and Dress and Grooming Standards at all Church Educational System institutions on...

Local Mormon church near Foothill Drive on Sunday, July 11, 2021.

Buening: Religion Does Not Justify Your Homophobia

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor September 1, 2021

  Jeffrey R. Holland, one of the 12 Apostles for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, made a weighty address to BYU faculty on Aug. 23 2021, turning the spotlight on LGBTQ+ issues within...

LGBTQ Alumni Look Back At Life Under the BYU Honor Code

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer June 13, 2019

  Brigham Young University has lately been rife with opposition and disapproval towards their honor code, a document that every one of their students must sign and abide by which outlines behavioral...

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The U and BYU Share A Founder, But Similarities Stop There

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer June 12, 2019

  Brigham Young University has recently come under scrutiny for their honor code, including their severe disciplinary actions toward reported students. On April 12, BYU students and alumni gathered...

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Harm in BYU’s Honor Code: Alumna Amanda Whittle Recounts Her Expulsion From BYU

By Mackenzie McDermott November 24, 2018

  The now University of Utah alumna Amanda Berg Whittle once thought that it was her mission to go to Brigham Young University. “As a Mormon," Whittle said, "everyone I was around in New York...

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