Gay alumni prompt discussion on how Westmont College treats its gay students

An open letter from 31 gay and lesbian alumni describing their “doubt, loneliness and fear” while they were students at Westmont College has prompted debate and discussion on campus. Westmont, a college near Santa Barbara, CA, bars “homosexual practice.” More than 100 fellow alums signed on in support of the open letter, and 50 of Westmont’s 92 faculty have asked for “forgiveness for ways we might have added to your pain.” The article offers reaction and background to the ongoing discussion.

[Los Angeles Times via Inside Higher Ed]