J. Michael Wiltbank, a fine-art student at BYU, wanted to highlight the division brought into families and circles of friends over the gay Mormon issue, so he put together a photography exhibition that highlighted the support that still exists in the face of the bigotry within Mormon leadership. The exhibit paired a gay BYU student with his/her major support person that makes life better for that student.
BYU allowed the exhibit to go up, but then after the artist left the hall they took down his exhibit and rearranged the show to fill in his space. The artist found out from a friend that his exhibit had been censored.
He apparently also felt threatened by expulsion because of the attention he received from his blog. He pulled down the page and on his photography web page asked for respect toward BYU because he "wants to finish his education there".
BYU allowed the exhibit to go up, but then after the artist left the hall they took down his exhibit and rearranged the show to fill in his space. The artist found out from a friend that his exhibit had been censored.
He apparently also felt threatened by expulsion because of the attention he received from his blog. He pulled down the page and on his photography web page asked for respect toward BYU because he "wants to finish his education there".
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