Boston College is about to change their statement of non-discrimination to make it more wolcoming to gays, but they will not be prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Right… Where’s Kerry from again? (looks like I’m not the only one who’s not such a big fan)

Boston College administrators have agreed to change the school’s statement of nondiscrimination to make it more welcoming to gay students and employees, but the revision stops short of prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

The policy changes were agreed on after weeks of meetings between BC’s general counsel, two high-ranking student affairs officials, and student leaders. Jack Dunn, a spokesman for the Catholic university, said the compromise was drafted last week and is expected to become policy after further internal review.

Three weeks ago, a campus rally in support of gay rights drew 1,000 people. Student activists have lobbied for changes in the nondiscrimination policy for more than three years, since BC appeared on a list of gay-unfriendly colleges published by the Princeton Review. The university’s nondiscrimination statement pledges compliance with laws against discrimination based on race, religion, age, sex, and other protected criteria, but because Massachusetts law includes an exemption for religious institutions with moral objections to homosexuality, the policy doesn’t grant the same blanket protection to sexual orientation.

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You’re either gay friendly or you’re not. What a sissy move by BC.

One thing the Christian political right has got down is that they’re not afraid to show everyone where they stand. That’s one thing (okay… maybe the only thing) we could and should learn from them.