US EditionYeshiva University will recognize LGBTQ+ student club after years of dispute
- Yeshiva University has agreed to officially recognize an LGBTQ+ student club named Hareni after years of legal disputes, which included a case that reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
- The university stated that the club will operate in accordance with the guidelines of its senior rabbis and will conduct various events on campus.
- Schneur Friedman, a president of the club, mentioned, 'This agreement affirms that LGBTQ+ students at Yeshiva University are valued members of the community.'
- The school previously argued that recognizing the club violated its religious beliefs, but a plaintiff in the case stated, 'There has never been a genuine conflict between Torah values and open LGBTQ+ identity.
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