This week, students at Yeshiva University in New York filed a lawsuit against their institution, because the university has refused to formally recognize an LGBTQ club. For over two years, students have been trying to formally create a gay-straight alliance club at the university, a private Modern Orthodox Jewish research school in New York. The school has reportedly received funds from New York State and by refusing to recognize the LGBTQ student club, students claim it has violated their human rights.
Joining The Takeaway to discuss this is Simone Somekh, correspondent for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and author of an Italian novel called Wide Angle.
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