The world's largest Baptist university has dropped a ban on "homosexual acts" in its sexual conduct policy.After years of appeals from students, alumni and others, Baylor University revised its policy, dropping the ban on gay sex to "state more plainly the expectations of the university," a Baylor spokeswoman said Tuesday.
"These changes were made because we didn't believe the language reflected Baylor's caring community," spokeswoman Lori Fogleman said in an email.
Baylor's previous policy called "homosexual acts" a misuse of "God's gift," along with sexual abuse, sexual harassment, sexual assault, incest and adultery. To some, the policy was a blemish on the school's reputation, landing it in harsh light in some rankings, like the Princeton Review's roundup of the most LGBT-unfriendly campuses. ...