Affirming Alum Collective

“Students at Lee, if they’re trying to advocate for LGBTQ issues, definitely run the risk of being suspended or expelled, or at least removed from any leadership positions on campus,” Gilliard said. “But they can’t kick me out of school … That’s why it’s very important that we speak up.”

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Christian college alums show support for LGBTQ students LGBTQ alumni of Christian institutions often felt isolated and traumatized during their college years. Many are working to make sure current students have it better.

“It is a Christian institution, so I understand the beliefs they have, but it should still be a place of like community and love no matter what, because we are Christians. And as Christians, we’re supposed to love one another,” Robinson said.

Lee University considers limiting student speech on gender CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) — A private Christian university is considering strictly limiting the free speech rights of its students when it comes to s*xuality and gender, from how they behave to what they wear and what they can say on campus or even online, according to published reports.

"Many students said it was hypocritical of the university authorities to preach love and inclusivity but not practice it."

A private US Christian college is trying to ban unmarried s*x, leaked report shows ‘I feel like this is just their last-ditch effort to try to, at the very least, scare students into silence’

Lee University to Limit Students’ Gender Expression Lee University will strictly limit students’ expression and speech around gender identity starting this fall, according to a leaked policy draft. The draft states that no student at the private Christian university in Tennessee “has the right to publicly identify or behave as a gender that does ...

The Affirming Alum Collective issues a statement to Faculty and Staff of Lee University advocating for Current LGBTQIA+ students:

Lee University reemphasized their stance on gender, gender identity, and s*xuality. This policy severely limits faculty and staff in their ability to discuss these topics in an open environment and suggests retribution if they have conversations that are against Lee University’s guidelines.

The oppression of LGBTQIA+ students at Lee University dilutes the value of the liberal arts education offered at the university and severely restricts the ability for faculty, staff, and students to engage in conversations that grow critical thinking skills.

Stifling the voices of LGBTQIA+ students weakens the quality of education students receive and sets a dangerous precedent in how faculty and staff foster the next generation of thinkers and doers.

Regardless of theological stances or beliefs, faculty and staff have a responsibility to students
first – not the university – and we call on them to fulfill this duty.