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‘Second class citizens’: LGBTQ students allege culture of alienation and fear at Yeshiva University

JL;DR SUMMARY LGBTQ students at Yeshiva University, led by Molly Meisels, have filed a lawsuit against the institution, alleging a culture of discrimination and alienation fueled by both administration policies and student body attitudes. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Yeshiva UniversityLgbtqCivil RightsStudent ActivismDiscriminationAnti Discrimination LawsPublic FundingModern Orthodox JudaismLgbtq Student ClubsNonsectarian Status

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New York City, New York, United States
"Now, in what Meisels has called a last resort, they and a handful of recent alumni are suing the school, claiming that in its refusal to recognize the Y.U. Pride Alliance as a legitimate student club, the university violated New Yorks anti-discrimination laws."

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