Tle IX's cln of transgenr and gay rights on mp has Christian universi ntroversially requtg exemptns on the basis of relig eedom.
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HOW SHOULD CHRISTIANS RPOND TO GAY FRIENDS OR FAY MEMBERS?
Disclaimer: I am not member of the LGBTQ+ muny, so my wrg do not reflect the perspective of that muny. My wrg stead reflects the gree to which I unrstand the issue, which is admtedly far om prehensive (hence this article takg months to wre). I e the terms LGBT, LGBTQ+, “homosexual”, and gay terchangeably… * biola university lgbt *
Posters cropped up on mp today about Bla Queer Unrground, a group dited to the LGBTQ muny at Bla, promptg a nversatn on homosexualy. The recent nversatn on homosexualy is slated to ntue tomorrow morng wh a five- to 10- mute “fay discsn” durg chapel, print Barry Corey announced Monday.
Discsn about Bla’s standards and s stunts belongg to the LGBTQ (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer) muny has been buzzg around mp sce last Wednday when the Bla Queer Unrground beme public through posters, bs rds and an ensug flurry of social media activy. Bla's stance on homosexualy. "Why sgle out gay people?
Wolff, who intifi as gay, has been rrpondg wh the Unrground to offer advice and support. He has published wrgs on the issue of homosexual stunts at Christian universi both Insi Higher Ed and Christian Higher Edutn. He mends Bla’s stance agast pre-maral sex between any uple, but is ncerned by the specifitns of “homosexual behavr.
As a few Christian lleg move to accept gay and lbian employe, Bla U adds wordg to s polici strengtheng s opposn. * biola university lgbt *
“If people aren’t supposed to have sex before they’re married, why sgle out gay people that phrase? It also “seems unnecsarily vague to say homosexual behavr, ” he said, qutng whether hand holdg or kissg were unted unr those standards.
In rponse to the universy's statement, BQU updated their webse on Saturday wh a list of qutns they felt still need to be addrsed, notg the issu of stunts who may al wh "non-nformg genr inty" and "those who do not view their own or other’s homosexualy as 'a stggle to mata sexual pury.
Stunts on mp have begun discsg homosexualy, though the universy has yet to provi any formal opportuni for nversatn. Sophomore Kal Lanng hasn’t heard much of the nversatn everyday life, but has wnsed a lot of discsn onle. “Unls LGBTQ stunts who don’t view homosexualy or transgenr inty as sful are allowed to speak openly whout threat, this nversatn will ntue to be one-sid, ” reads the webse.