▁reading ▁of ▁" hom o - sex ual ▁acts " ▁being ▁grounds ▁for ▁a ▁church ▁court ▁to ▁" m oral ▁trans gression " ▁like ▁" hom osex ual ity ". ▁This ▁change ▁seemed ▁to ▁make ▁M orm ons ▁vulner able ▁to ▁church ▁pun ishment ▁for ▁having ▁a ▁hom osex ual ▁orientation ▁alone ▁even ▁without ▁sexual ▁activity . ▁▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁– ▁A ▁ 2 0 - year ▁study ▁was ▁published ▁showing ▁that ▁ 1 0 % ▁of ▁BY U ▁men ▁and ▁ 2 % ▁of ▁BY U ▁women ▁indicated ▁having ▁had ▁a ▁" hom osex ual ▁experience ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁BY U ▁Soci ology ▁professor ▁Wil ford ▁Smith ▁conducted ▁a ▁survey ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁M orm on ▁students ▁at ▁several ▁univers ities ▁including ▁many ▁from ▁the ▁BY U ▁soci ology ▁department ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁larger ▁survey . ▁He ▁found ▁that ▁" the ▁response ▁of ▁M orm ons ▁[ at ▁BY U ] ▁did ▁not ▁differ ▁significantly ▁from ▁the ▁response ▁of ▁M orm ons ▁in ▁state ▁univers ities ". ▁ ▁March ▁– ▁BY U ▁music ▁professor ▁Car ly le ▁D . ▁Mars den ▁completed ▁suic ide ▁two ▁days ▁after ▁being ▁out ed ▁by ▁an ▁arrest ▁during ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁police ▁st ing ▁operations ▁at ▁an ▁O rem ▁rest ▁stop . ▁ ▁September ▁– ▁Top ▁church ▁leaders ▁on ▁the ▁BY U ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁approved ▁then ▁BY U ▁president ▁D all in ▁O aks