Honor Code

“Every time something like this comes out, it empowers people who want to be hateful. I don’t think it makes new hateful people, but it empowers people who already are,” said queer BYU senior Rachel Billings.

Brigham Young University’s Honor Code prohibits “same-sex romantic behavior.” But at this unofficial graduation ceremony, students were able to talk openly about their partners and focused on “queer joy.”

In mid-February, Brigham Young University administrators quietly removed a section from the school’s honor code titled “homosexual behavior,” and many…

Brigham Young University quietly announced this week that the school plans to make its Honor Code Office more transparent, signaling a change that follows…