Soulforce distributed an e-mail Friday to students and former students asking them to provide examples of unequal treatment at BYU. Organizers plan to present a "list of concerns" to university administrators.

"We do not wish these grievances to represent — in any way — an attack on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or any of its general/local leadership," the e-mail stated. "We affirm the right for private institutions to act as they wish according to the law. Further, we affirm the right for religions to dictate the doctrines and practices by which they operate. In the words of (LDS Church founder) Joseph Smith, 'Let them worship how, where or what they may."'

BYU's Honor Code states that gays may enroll at the university and remain in good standing if they follow university rules and avoid homosexual conduct.

Soulforce contends BYU "seems to take issue" with any LGBT student who too publicly refers to such a sexual orientation.

Not so, Jenkins said.

"We uphold what is said here in the Honor Code," she said. "In looking through this, there are many parts of this letter that are simply untrue."

The letter also says BYU has not admitted to the use of aversion and electro-shock reparative therapies.

"We have said in the late 1970s when this type of therapy was occurring, we had a professor who through his own practice used this therapy," Jenkins said. "It was never used in the counseling center and never as a part of university counseling. We have acknowledged it was therapy that at that time was being used in research, but it was a single professor."

Soulforce indicated it will make a formal complaint to the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, a regional accrediting body that reaffirmed BYU's accreditation last year, that BYU does not provide an environment free from oppression and discrimination.

Jenkins said BYU students review the honor code with their ecclesiastical leaders when they seek an endorsement before they apply to the university.

"If they're in compliance with the honor code and have a current ecclesiastical endorsement, we know that our students are comfortable in this environment at BYU," she said.

The Honor Code Office punished five students last year for participating in the march. Four were placed on probation; Kulisch drew a harsher probation called "suspension withheld."

Like Kulisch, three of the other students have transferred. The fifth, Lauren Jackson, plans to transfer at the end of the year. She also plans to participate in the demonstration again this year.

Several gay students thanked Jackson, who is straight, for getting involved last year, but she was disappointed by the attitudes of others.