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BYU may not conduct 'gay purges' any more, but students should still watch their backs.
Get used to it. The authorities—whether official or not—are coming after you.
Miss: The Purge Get used to it. The authorities—whether official or not—are coming after you. The Salt Lake Tribune ran a frightening retrospective in which new research looked at "gay purges" and "moral policing" at Brigham Young University. And while it wasn't all about BYU, the college was emblematic of other religious institutions whose goals were to root out what they believed was morally reprehensible.
Over time, public pressure forced the school to create a police force subject to state records laws and an internal security force that wasn't.
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