Gay Is Okay at Baylor after All – Denny Burk

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Over the last few years, LGBTQ stunts at Baylor, the world’s largt Baptist universy, have begun g out of the shadows. At the same time, more and more members of the universy’s faculty are showg public support for those stunts ways that would have been risky jt a few years ago — ways that clu showg up to an unofficial-official gay club meetg.

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GAY IS OKAY AT BAYLOR AFTER ALL

“What nf me is like how we're advotg for somethg, ” said Br LaVergne, Baylor senr and print of Gamma Alpha Upsilon, or GAY Greek letters, the unofficial LGBTQ stunt group on mp. Stunts like LaVergne said while the rolutn is a step the right directn, they’re skeptil Baylor n create a group that would be palatable to queer stunts, given their unrelentg posn on issu like gay marriage.

The first time she was lled a homophobic slur happened after she posted a photo of herself on Instagram nng the Baylor flag across the field at a football game wh a Pri flag pated on her leg. It argued Baylor’s cisn to allow a young nservative group to brg a ntroversial speaker to mp at the time, spe his homophobic and sexist views, monstrated Baylor’s unfair treatment of some stunt groups vers others.

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LaVergne said lears GAY have already agreed they will not jo a group where they mt provi an official stunt roster, sce some stunts do not publicly share their genr inty, or if they are subject to l or requirements that are not required for other stunt groups.

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