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BYU bans protests on Y Mountain year after LGBTQ students lit it up in rainbow colors

The private religious school operated by the LDS Church said the decision is about safety and protecting property.

(Isaac Hale | Special to The Tribune) Students light the "Y" on Y Mountain above Brigham Young University in rainbow colors to show support for the LGBTQ community on Thursday, March 4, 2021. In December, the school quietly updated its policy to ban demonstrations on the concrete letter.