by Jake Picker | Nov 16, 2020 | Opinion
Growing up in a conservative home and attending a conservative Christian high school, I never saw same-sex relationships portrayed in a positive light. But I never saw members of the LGBTQ+ the same way as those around me because I always held Jesus’ teachings close...
by Paul J. Williams | Nov 13, 2020 | Opinion
I came out of the closet as a gay man in 1981 at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. I guess I’ve always known I was different but wasn’t sure what it was. The product of a Baptist upbringing in a large metro church, my chief concern was being the best Baptist I could...
by Grayson Jackson | Nov 12, 2020 | Opinion
Baylor University’s LGBTQ+ students have historically struggled to achieve fundamental fairness and equal treatment. This is most visible in the decade-long denial of a charter for Gamma Alpha Upsilon (GAY), the unofficial organization for LGBTQ+ students at Baylor....
by Veronica Penales and Addison Knight | Nov 11, 2020 | Opinion
Baylor University’s Student Senate made a powerful move toward equality on Oct. 22. The “No Crying on Sundays” Senate Resolution that we passed was written with the intention of signaling to the LGBTQIA+ community that they are recognized and loved at Baylor....
by Emma Fraley | Nov 10, 2020 | Opinion
My story will resonate all too well with queer kids who grew up Christian. I have incredibly vivid memories of lying awake in bed at night as a child, a Bible in my hands and tears streaking down my cheeks. I was praying, begging, pleading God to fix whatever was...
