LGBT groups pen letter to Big 12 opposing BYU as e

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LGBT groups pen letter to Big 12 opposing BYU as e

A Big 12that includes BYU"would be inconsistent withmembership values,"LGBT New York Mets T-Shirts advocacy groups wrote in a letterurging conference administrators to avoid the private Mormon school as theyconsiderpo sible expansion.The letter,, was sent toBig 12 commi sioner Bob Bowlsby on Monday byAthlete Ally, a non-profit that raisesLGBTawarene s insports, and isco-signed by 24 othernational pro-gay rights organizations.MORE: BYU actively and openly discriminates against itsLGBTstudents and staff," the letter reads in part."It provides no protections forLGBTstudents. Given BYUs homophobic,biphobicandtransphobicpolicies and practices, BYU should not be rewarded with Big 12 membership.The Big 12 is actively vetting schools as it considers an Lenny Dykstra Jersey expansion from 10 teams to 12. BYU, one of four schools that stillcompetes as an NCAA Division IIndependent, a favorite for one of the spots.The Provo, Utah, university is ownedby The Church of Jesus Christ of Jed Lowrie Jersey Latter-day Saints, whichimposes an "honor code"condemningsame-sex relationships among students and staff.Homosexual behavior is inappropriate and violates the Honor Code, the code states. Homosexual behavior includes not only sexual relations between members of the same sex, but all forms of physical intimacy that give expre sion to homosexual feelings.The letter also accused BYU of not being compliant with Title IX, which applies to any school receivingfederal funds, because it is"an institution that openly discriminates against transgender students Tom Seaver Jersey ."Ashland Johnson, a spokesperson for Athlete Ally, it had not received a response from the Big 12 as of Monday evening."As organizations Gregor Blanco Jersey committed to ending homophobia,biphobiaandtransphobiaboth on and off the field of play, we are deeply troubled by this po sibility," the letter said. "We feel it would be extremely problematic to include BYU in your conference expansion."
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