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The anti-LGBTQ+ clergy who'll be praying at Donald Trump's inauguration

The lineup includes homophobes and transphobes from a variety of religions.

Yeshiva University Can Refuse to Recognize LGBTQ+ Club: Sotomayor

(CNN) The SCOTUS ruling temporarily allows the school to refuse to recognize an LGBTQ+ club that it says is out of line with its religious teachings.

Court Rules Yeshiva University Must Recognize LGBTQ+ Student Group

While students score a unanimous victory in state court, a conservative U.S. Supreme Court awaits.

Jewish-Affiliated Yeshiva University Sued After Banning LGBTQ+ Club

The lawsuit follows multiple failed attempts to start a queer student club at the New York university.

University Asks Supreme Court to Let It Block LGBTQ+ Club

(CNN) Yeshiva University's demand comes after the court ruled in favor of religious conservatives in two cases last term.

Trans Jews: A Transgender Professor Takes on Yeshiva

When Joy Ladin told officials at the Orthodox Jewish Yeshiva University she was in the process of becoming a woman, school officials immediately put her on indefinite leave. A letter from her lawyers got the decision revoked, but now Joy, back at school, is facing a slew of new struggles.

SCOTUS Declines to Block Order Forcing University to Allow LGBTQ+ Club

The court's order is a rare loss, for now, for supporters of religious liberty at the Supreme Court. 

Yeshiva U. Blocks All Student Clubs Rather Than OK LGBTQ+ One

The Supreme Court denied the school's request to stop a lower court order for it to recognize an LGBTQ+ group, so Yeshiva has temporarily halted all undergrad club activities.

A Liberal Jewish Seminary Says It Will No Longer Ordain Gay Student

Daniel Atwood came out four years ago, but only learned the news recently. 

The prime of Ms. Jean

Late activist Jean O'Leary got gays their first White House meeting and cofounded National Coming Out Day

Take Care Of Your Ticker With The Right Food

How one philosophy on food can make you as healthy as you look.

Out and proud, balancing faith and identity in a divided world

Jewish queer students face rising antisemitism and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, writes Rachael Fried. Creating supportive and inclusive spaces is urgent now more than ever.

Larry and Carlos Met Cruising, Stayed Together 33 Years, Then Got Hitched

This pair never thought they'd see marriage equality in their lifetimes.

The High Cost of Being Gay

We all agree that sexual orientation isn't just about whom you sleep with but how much of your identity is tied up in the things you have to buy (not to mention the price you're willing to pay for them).

The Crime of Being Positive

In the 1980s corporations, conservatives, and fear turned HIV-positive people into outlaws.

Its not easy being a gay pop star

The music industry may be growing more tolerant of "different" artists, but they're still not ready for Ari Gold--a performer both proudly Jewish and openly gay.

Op-ed: It's Time to Rethink Religion

A devoted Jewish cantor found solace in the same religion he felt slighted by as a young gay man.