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Opening Brief Filed in Appeal of Hunter, et al. v. U.S. Dept. of Education, et al.

No. 23-35174 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ELIZABETH HUNTER, et al, Plaintiff-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES...

Statement on Affirmative Action Ruling

REAP protects LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC students at private, religious colleges, which are traditionally predominately white institutions with a...

Morning Rush Interviews Paul Southwick

Nov 30, 2022 The Morning Rush interviews Paul Southwick, Executive Director of The Religious Exemption Accountability Project (REAP), to...

Some Religious Beliefs Kill: A Response to the Club Q Attack

Some Religious Beliefs Kill - A Response to the Club Q Attack

ORU LGBTQ+ Inclusion Petition Passes 10,500

by Josiah Robinson Petition calling for more LGBTQ+ inclusive policies at Oral Roberts University surpasses 10,500 signatures - and it’s...

Celebrate PRIDE: Empower LGBTQ+ Students

Hi Friends! As Pride Month kicks off, we are at a critical moment for continuing REAP’s lifechanging and groundbreaking work. Will you...

New Politico Article features REAP Plaintiff

We’re excited to share Politico’s latest “Friday Read” featuring REAP class-action plaintiff Andrew Hartzler’s experience with Oral...

REAP Supports Seattle Pacific University Students

My name is Laur Lugos, and I’m a student at Seattle Pacific University, which is one of the 200+ religiously affiliated colleges that...

REAP Welcomes New Plaintiffs

Imagine being told that the only way you can receive your diploma is by divorcing your wife because school administrators found out you...

A Cavern of Need for LGBTQ+ Students

A message from REAP founder and executive director Paul Southwick: The work that we’ve been doing this year at the Religious Exemption...

Attorneys General from 18 States & DC File an Amicus Brief

Today, the Attorneys General from 18 states and the District of Columbia filed an Amicus Brief in the Religious Exemption Accountability...

LGBTQ+ Discrimination at Fresno Pacific University

This week the Religious Exemption Accountability Project's Erin Green, Campus and Alumni Organizer and M.Div., released a statement in...

Clergy Urge Fresno Pacific University to Recognize LGBTQ+ Student Club

This past weekend, students at Fresno Pacific University on Friday met with the Board of Trustees at the university, demanding that FPU...

REAP Director Responds to Week of Anti-LGBTQ Incidents at BYU

After a disturbing week of anti-LGBTQ incidents at BYU, which began with Elder Holland calling on faculty to use their "musket fire" to...

REAP Condemns Hateful Incidents at BYU

Earlier this week the Religious Exemption Accountability Project (REAP) condemned former Brigham Young University President Jeffrey...