![]() Orr said she felt liberated upon completing her degree after living in fear while taking classes at the Utah school that’s operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “Be authentic, brave, and unapologetically you!” “You can make it too!” she wrote in a now-viral Facebook post. to make a stand and to make a statement, a civil way to protest,” she told HuffPost of her act of defiance that was intended to encourage other BYU students struggling with their identity. My goal was just to be seen by everyone and. ![]() “I didn’t flaunt it in front of the faculty. Cameras captured the moment and displayed it on a monitor for all to see. Jillian Orr, who identifies as bisexual, opened her navy gown and revealed bright pride colors to protest the private school’s anti-LGBTQ policies and show support for others like her. (Photo: Aaron Hawkins via Getty Images)Ī Brigham Young University graduate took a bold stand against the religious school’s opposition to same-sex relationships, flashing a stunning rainbow gown to her graduating class’ audience while accepting her degree on Friday. Brigham Young University, pictured, scrubbed a written ban on “homosexual behavior” from its code of conduct in early 2020 but has said that it continues to enforce its same-sex dating ban.
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