Video: Allies in angel costumes blocked protesters at an LGBTQ event for BYU students on Saturday night. They held hands and formed a shield as demonstrators yelled slurs at the back-to-school event.
Allies shielded students with the same type of wings that blocked anti-gay protesters during the 1999 trial for Matthew Shepard’s killers in Wyoming.
Clubs for queer students who attend BYU aren’t allowed to meet on campus; the school operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints forbids it, as well as any same-sex romantic partnerships or displays of affection among LGBTQ students., a nonprofit that supports the BYU queer community, holds an annual gathering at a park at the start of every school year.
The protesters said they were concerned about the stage names of the drag performers, including “Jenna Tailia,” meant to sound like “genitalia.” They argued the show didn’t align with the values of the LDS Church and BYU.
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