NY Judge Rules Jewish University Isn’t Religious, Must Recognize LGBT Student Club

A Yeshiva University student wears a face mask on the grounds of the university in New York City on March 4, 2020. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images

A New York State judge has ruled that the Yeshiva University must approve the creation of an LGBT student group on its campus, even though the club goes against the Jewish institution’s guiding religious beliefs.

Lynn Kotler, a judge in the New York County Supreme Court, ruled Tuesday that Yeshiva University Pride Alliance must be provided with “full equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges afforded to all other student groups.”