New BYU President Echoes Prophetic Call to Have the “Courage to Stand Alone”

This past Tuesday, President C. Shane Reese welcomed Elder D. Todd Christofferson’s charge to lead BYU and to be its “chief moral and spiritual officer” as the 14th president of the institution. President Reese accepted this call and summarized the focus of his upcoming tenure using two words: “Becoming BYU.” Echoing the words of Prophets…

BYU Law Professor Board Member of LGBTQ Group ‘Encircle’

Curtis Anderson, Professor at the BYU Law School, is currently an official board member of the LGTBQ group Encircle. Dedicated to providing “resources and support to LGBTQ+ youth,” Encircle gives many services, most free of charge. According to their website, Encircle provides “affirming therapy for BIPOC LGBTQ+ people [ages] 12+,” “letters for affirming care,” “identity…

BYU’s Newspaper Highlights LGBTQ Groups Promoting ‘Gender-Affirming Care’

The Daily Universe, the official newspaper of Brigham Young University, recently published a piece highlighting the pro-LGBTQ group Encircle; this makes Encircle the second pro-LGBTQ organization highlighted by The Daily Universe within a few months. Recently, The Daily Universe published a similar puff piece on the student-run pro-LGBTQ group The RaYnbow Collective; The Cougar Chronicle…