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censored2.jpgPortraits of gay Brigham Young University students taken by a photography major for a class project are back in an exhibit at the school's fine arts building four days after school officials removed the display.

Michael Wiltbank, a senior from Eagar, Ariz., photographed students who identified themselves as gay, then paired each one with a portrait of a friend or family member who provides that student with support. The photographs were not labeled. The artist's statement said labels create societal divisions. "It is my hope this body of work can be a vehicle for tolerance, support, love and change," Wiltbank wrote.... BYU spokesman Michael Smart said a miscommunication between administrators in the College of Fine Arts and Communication led to the removal....

Wiltbank said he spoke with college leadership on Monday. Later that day, bloggers around the country began to criticize BYU and its owner, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Some attacked the school and church. The Deseret News requested a statement from the university Tuesday morning. The display went back up Tuesday afternoon.

Slog was the first blog to jump on this story. The Mormon church hates the publicity, the scrutiny, and the mockery that their support for Prop 8 bought 'em—but they better get used to it. This ain't over.