resigned following an incident where he invited an openly gay alumnus to speak at school Mass on his experiences pertaining to religion, service, and homosexuality. The speaker, Don Fraynd, was an alumnus of the school (class of 1990) and had taught at Creighton Prep for 6 years. Rev. Hotz's resignation after the presentation, and after the board questioned his "judgment and leadership." Jim O'Brien, the chairman of Prep's board, said that "It was a flash point but another incident in what we felt was a lack of correct judgment." In 2015, the Nebraska State Legislature proposed the bill LB 586, making it illegal to discriminate against sexual orientation and gender identity. Creighton Prep, alongside the Nebraska Catholic Conference publicly opposed the implementation of this bill, citing the lack of exemption for religious entities. Creighton Prep follows the policies adopted by the Catholic Church, affirming stances on "traditional marriage". Pertaining to LB 586, Creighton Prep stated, "action is needed to stop a bill in our state legislature that would jeopardize the mission of Catholic schools". Creighton Prep cited the law would furthermore, "require employers, including Catholic schools, to engage in employment practices that would affirm sexual behavior contrary to Church teaching". Further statements involved discussions around the bill's deceptive nature and a lobbying campaign to end the bill before it was voted on. Prep and its associated Catholic Institutions stated they would oppose the bill regardless of amendments. As of August 2016, the bill has been indefinitely suspended. LGBTQ advocate, Lynne Bacon, married to transgender activist W. Meredith Bacon, was previously employed in Creighton Prep's language department and maintained close ties with the school until her death in 2018. Additionally, Creighton Prep was one of the first Jesuit Catholic schools in the United States to implement a Gay-Straight Alliance and Creighton Prep has an anti-discrimination program known as "Prep Accepts", which includes supporting LGBTQ individuals. Furthermore, Creighton Prep's official handbook states that Creighton Prep does not tolerate discrimination based upon sexuality or gender identity. Protests and pickets In 2010 and 2014, picketers from the Westboro Baptist Church, stationed in Topeka, Kansas, protested in front of Creighton Prep and Creighton University. The Westboro Baptist Church conducted these protests at a number of Catholic institutions, stating, "the protests will mark cases against priests who sexually abused children." Additionally, church spokeswoman Shirley Phelps-Roper also cited a 2007 case involving the charges of flag-desecration in