(ChurchLeaders) Milo Yiannopoulos, the right-wing commentator (some say “agitator”) whose events often spark controversy, is scheduled to speak about conversion therapy and other hot issues next week at Penn State University (PSU). The student organization Uncensored America invited Yiannopoulos, who now calls himself an “ex-gay,” to discuss the topic “Pray the Gay Away.”
More than 10,000 people have signed a Change.org petition to “end hate speech” and uninvite Yiannopoulos. Some students are upset that tuition money is being used for his appearance. The university, meanwhile, says although it abhors Yiannopoulos’ message, he and the group that invited him have constitutional rights of free speech.