Brigham Young University's intolerance of homosexual behavior should keep the private school out of the Big 12, a group of national LGBT advocacy groups says in a letter addressed to Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby.
Fox Sports first reported Monday that Athlete Ally and the National Center for Lesbian Rights sent the letter to Big 12 administrators. It details what the coalition of LGBT awareness groups say are discriminatory policies in BYU's honor code.
The letter says that BYU "actively and openly discriminates against its LGBT students and staff. It provides no protections for LGBT students. â?¦ Given BYU's homophobic, biphobic and transphobic policies and practices, BYU should not be rewarded with Big 12 membership."
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