Several LGBT groups are urging the Big 12 Conference to not add BYU as an expansion school, as first reported by Fox Sports on Monday evening.
Athlete Ally, a non-profit organization that advocates for LGBT awareness in sports, sent a letter to Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby on Monday citing concerns about the Big 12 candidacy of BYU, owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The letter is also signed by several other LGBT groups and, according to ESPN's Jake Trotter, was also sent to all 10 Big 12 presidents.