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    Robin Abcarian: Yeshiva University says it loves its LGBTQ students. They just can't have their own club

    by Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times Sep 22, 2022 3 minutes
    People walk by the campus of Yeshiva University in New York City on August 30, 2022, in New York City.

    Yeshiva University in New York is famous for many things — its stature as the world's "premier Jewish institution for higher education," as the university puts it, its excellent academic rankings and its men's basketball team, which ended a 50-game winning streak last year.

    And now, the university is in the news for less felicitous reasons: Last week, it suspended all student club activity because it has temporarily lost a court fight to ban an LGBTQ club from campus.

    The news was reminiscent of the plot In that fictional story, an Indiana high school PTA cancels prom because a lesbian student wants to bring her girlfriend to the dance. Likewise, Yeshiva is suspending dozens of clubs because it refuses to accommodate its LGBTQ students. My mom used to call this "cutting off your nose to spite your face."

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