Mormon University is reviewing video of man defacing messages of support for LGBTQ students saying, “F – s go to hell”

Officials at a Mormon university in Utah review a video showing a man defacing a message in support of LGBTQ students while using a homophobic slur.

“We unequivocally condemn behavior and language that are disrespectful and hurtful,” Brigham Young University said in a statement on Friday. “There is no place for hate speech or prejudice of any kind on our campus or in our community.”

On Thursday night, an unidentified man appears to wash off large chalk drawings from the floor consisting of several messages in support of the school’s LGBTQ community.

This was followed by a speech by former BYU President and Church Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, who earlier this week declared his love “for those living with this same-sex challenge,” but added that “we have to watch out for love and empathy” Do not allow yourself to be interpreted as toleration and approval. “

The speech angered the LGBTQ community and school allies. On Thursday, some alumni organized an event where people gathered on campus to create LGBTQ positive messages in the form of chalk art on the sidewalk.

According to BYU student newspaper The Daily Universe, Amber Sorens from Provo saw a man walking around one of the drawings trying to “wash off a large rainbow drawing and a rainbow-colored Y on the sidewalk at the intersection.”

She started filming the man who looked into the camera and said, “Fs go to hell.”

“The code of honor expressly states that every member of the BYU community has an obligation to respect others,” the BYU said in a statement on Friday. “The incident, which was featured in a video posted on social media, is now under review.”

“We strive to create a community of belonging made up of students, faculty, and staff whose hearts are united in love. Every student and every single person on our campus deserves to be a part of, ”added the school.

Brigham Young University’s mission, founded, supported, and directed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is to “assist individuals in their pursuit of perfection and eternal life.”

Last year the school removed the ban on “homosexual behavior” from its code of ethics, but school officials later made it clear that “same-sex romantic behavior cannot lead to eternal marriage and is therefore inconsistent with the principles of the code of ethics.”