She added there were officers at the gate but that they didn’t stop anyone. Pool said a few BYU police cars and officers were at the trailhead Saturday night but that around the time of the lighting at 8 p.m., only one car was present. “Who defines what a demonstration is? And who defines what reasonable accesses? I think it comes down to that, and who’s going to end up calling the shots on that? Is it going to be a judge? Is it BYU? I don’t know.” “It’s nerve-wracking because you don’t know what they’re going to do,” Pool said. Most people will be aware of the rainbow flag that acts as an umbrella symbol for the. If convicted, the person could land in jail for up to six months and pay a $1,000 fine. .uk is marking Pride Week (June 14-20) with a series of articles celebrating the LGBT+ community. A person who violates the rule prohibiting demonstrations could be charged with a class B misdemeanor for trespassing. She said no BYU students or staffers were involved in the lighting, to keep them safe from repercussions, and that most of the hikers going up to the “Y” were parents of LGBTQ+ kids or allies.īecause BYU owns the trail up to the concrete “Y” and the surrounding property, the school can enforce restrictions. Jerilyn Pool, a board member of the Provo Pride Council and founder of the nonprofit QueerMeals, was at the trailhead up to the “Y” Saturday night. (Cortney Huber) Pictured is the entrance to Y Mountain blocked off by orange fencing, with signs posted prohibiting protests, on Thursday, March 3, 2022.
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