LGBT activists apply financial lever to Christian colleges
Ever since the Obama administration extended Title IX rights to LGBT students, Christian schools have been requesting waivers to maintain rules for housing and lifestyle that reflect their traditional values. Following demands from a gay rights group, the Department of Education in January created a public database listing colleges that applied for the waivers.
Now Campus Pride, an LGBT activist group, is pressuring the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to cut ties with Christian colleges over their view on transgenderism and homosexuality. Campus Pride timed its request to coincide with one of the NCAA’s most-watched events—March Madness. The NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship generates 90 percent of the organization’s yearly revenue, and Campus Pride has leveraged the publicity to increase pressure on the organization.
“This is clearly part of the next stage in what...