The university said the new queer club, Kol Yisrael Areivim, will be an 'approved traditional Orthodox alternative' to its current LGBTQ student group, the YU Pride Alliance.
Instead of recognizing its current student-run LGBTQ group, the YU Pride Alliance, the New York City-based university proposed a "traditional" alternative.Oct. 25, 2022, 1:26 AM UTCYeshiva University announced Monday that it would allow the formation of a new LGBTQ student group, the latest twist in a yearslong dispute between the Orthodox Jewish university and its lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer students.
The university said the new queer club, Kol Yisrael Areivim, will be an"approved traditional Orthodox alternative" to its current LGBTQ student group, the. School officials have been in a legal battle with the student-run group for over a year after the university refused to formally recognize it. "The club will provide students with space to grow in their personal journeys, navigating the formidable challenges that they face in living a fully committed, uncompromisingly authentic halachic life within Orthodox communities," the university said in a, referring to its new group.
The Pride Alliance, which first sought formal recognition from the New York City-based university in 2019, sued the school in April 2021, arguing that Yeshiva was violating the New York City Human Rights Law. The university has said that as a religious institution, it is exempt from abiding by the law.
In June, a state judge ruled in the Pride Alliance's favor, finding that the university did not qualify for a religious exemption. And last month, the U.S. Supreme CourtShortly afterward, school officialsall student club activity. The Pride Alliance then agreed to pause its efforts to receive official recognition until its legal battle ends so the rest of the school's student groups could gather. The university is expected to appeal the June ruling in state court.
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