Chani Getter

Chani Getter was born into an ultra-Orthodox Jewish family, and was legally married off by her family at the age of seventeen. She had three children over the next five years, before coming out as gay, a story that was covered in the documentary film devOUT[1] and also featured in a PBS documentary television show Religious & Ethics Newsweekly.[2] She later left her husband with her children, which resulted in divorce. Getter then became a part of the Jewish Renewal movement, and maintained her Orthodox observances for some time.[3][4] She has been critical of the insular nature of ultra-Orthodox communities in New York City.[5]

Getter is the program director at Footsteps, which aids former ultra-Orthodox Jewish people enter mainstream society,[6][7] including those exiting in order to follow their natural sexual preferences.[8] Her work as a life coach and counselor was featured in the documentary film One of Us. She also facilitates a LGBTQ women's support group for Keshet.[9][10][11]