Yesterday, twenty three Columbia University students filed a federal lawsuit , alleging that the school "allows accused perpetrators of sexual assault to remain on campus, has too-lenient sanctions for perpetrators, discourages victims from reporting assault and denies accommodations to students with mental health disabilities (which they say result from their attacks)." The complaint is the first of its kind, linking Title IX and Clery complaints with alleged violations of Title II , part of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which provides that schools must provide accommodations based on disability status. Buzzfeed : About one-fourth of the complainants are students who identify as queer and say they hope the more than 100-page complaint will help bring attention to the discrimination they face when it comes to counseling, advising, and the adjudication of their cases... “Queer survivors are consistently discredited and disbelieved,” said lead complainant Zoe Ridolfi-Starr, a junior at Columbia. “It was absolutely a priority to reach out to people whose identities and experiences diverge from the traditional narrative.”The federal lawsuit comes three months after Columbia University's president announced new, more transparent policies in how the school, as an institution investigates and punishes sexual assaults on campus.