A gay and transgender club at Yeshiva University offered the university a compromise after the institution canceled all student club activities following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week that would force the school to recognize the club.
The YU Pride Alliance said it would delay seeking recognition from the university after the institution canceled all student club activities and was considering eliminating all student organizations following a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling that declined to stay a lower court ruling requiring the school to recognize the club.
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“We do not want Y.U. to punish our fellow students by ending all student activities while it circumvents its responsibilities,” the group said, according to the New York Times. “Y.U. is attempting to hold all of its students hostage while it deploys manipulative legal tactics, all in an effort to avoid treating our club equally.”
The Supreme Court ruling last week was a procedural one that directed the university to seek relief in the New York state court system before seeking an injunction from the nation’s highest court.
A Yeshiva University spokesperson welcomed the club’s actions and said the institution had planned to resume student club activities at the conclusion of the upcoming Jewish holidays.
“We appreciate the gesture offered by the YU Pride Alliance of a ‘stay,’ and we look forward to it as an opportunity to resume the discussions we had begun, and which were halted by the lawsuit,” the university said in a statement. “We welcome and care deeply for all our students, including our LGBTQ community, and we remain committed to engaging in meaningful dialogue about how best to ensure an inclusive campus for all students in accordance with our religious beliefs.”
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The university said it is “optimistic” that it will be able to reach an agreement with the YU Pride Alliance that “enables us to protect the University’s religious autonomy, supports our LGBTQ students, and brings harmony to our entire community.”
