Boston, Mass., Dec 5, 2005 / 22:00 pm
In a stand for Catholic teaching on human sexuality, officials at Boston College have announced the cancellation of a dance sponsored by campus gay, lesbian and transgender organizations.
The dance, which was scheduled to mark the close of AIDS Awareness Week on campus, had been sponsored by the school’s GLBT Leadership Council (GLC), the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Community at Boston College, and Allies groups.
According to The Heights, a campus newspaper, University spokesman Jack Dunn said that "The University's policy is that students apply for permits for events through the Office of the Dean for Student Development.”
“Upon reviewing the request,” he said, “ODSD and Student Affairs concluded, appropriately, that they could not endorse an event that advocated a position that was in conflict with church teaching."