Gay Rights Coalition of Georgetown University Law Center v. Georgetown University

MACK, Associate Judge:

In the District of Columbia, the Human Rights Act prohibits an educational institution from discriminating against any individual on the basis of his or her sexual orientation.1 Two student gay rights groups contend that Georgetown University violated this statutory command by refusing to grant them “University Recognition” together with equal access to the additional facilities and services that status entails. The University, relying on the trial court’s factual finding that Georgetown’s grant of “University Recognition” includes a religiously guided “endorsement” of…