Yeshiva University Must Recognize L.G.B.T.Q. Club, Judge Says
nytimes.comStudents at Yeshiva University in New York have tried for years to get their school to recognize an L.G.B.T.Q. student club, pushing back on the administration’s argument that its status as a Modern Orthodox Jewish school exempted it from the city’s human rights law.
Last year, a group of students and alumni filed a lawsuit, and on Tuesday a state judge ruled in their favor, declaring that Yeshiva is not a religious institution and so must follow the law and recognize the club.
Bina Davidson, who had been the co-president of the Y.U. Pride Alliance until she graduated in January, said she and other students were thrilled about the ruling.
But their victory may be short lived. Administrators at Yeshiva, which is named after a type of traditional Jewish religious school that is found all over the world, vowed to appeal.
