A group of LGBT advocacy groups is requesting the Big 12 Conference remove BYU from consideration as a potential expansion candidate, according to a Fox Sports report.

Per the report, non-profit organization Athlete Ally and the National Center for Lesbian Rights sent a letter to the Big 12 detailing what they believe are discriminatory policies by BYU. The letter was co-signed by 23 other national and regional advocacy groups.

In the letter addressed to commissioner Bob Bowlsby, the authors write in part: “BYU … actively and openly discriminates against its LGBT students and staff. It provides no protections for LGBT students … Given BYU’s homophobic, biphobic and transphobic policies and practices, BYU should not be rewarded with Big 12 membership.”

The BYU Honor Code, which students and faculty are expected to follow, states that “homosexual behavior is inappropriate and violates the Honor Code."

It goes on to define "homosexual behavior" as "not only sexual relations between members of the same sex, but all forms of physical intimacy that give expression to homosexual feelings.”

Honor Code violations can result in a person being suspended or dismissed from the school.

BYU addressed the matter in a statement to Fox Sports through a school spokesperson:

"BYU welcomes as full members of the university community all whose conduct meets university standards. We are very clear and open about our honor code, which all students understand and commit to when they apply for admission. One’s stated sexual orientation is not an issue."

Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby declined to comment, per the report.