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'''Chani Getter''' is an American counselor focusing on those leaving the [[Ultra-Orthodox Judaism|ultra-Orthodox Jewish]] community and in transition.

==Early life==
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''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reviewsbyamoslassen.com/?p=13650&fb_source=message|title=“DevOUT”— a new film about Orthodox Gay Jews (from Tablet Magazine)|date=19 December 2011|publisher=}}</ref> and also featured in a [[PBS]] documentary television show ''Religious & Ethics Newsweekly''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2013/05/10/may-10-2013-leaving-ultra-orthodox-judaism/18423/|title=May 10, 2013 ~ Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Judaism - May 10, 2013 - Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly - PBS|date=10 May 2013|publisher=}}</ref> She later left her husband with her children, which resulted in divorce. Getter then became a part of the [[Jewish Renewal]] movement, and maintaining her Orthodox observances for some time.<ref name=Scha>{{cite web|url=https://forward.com/news/113747/haredi-and-out-of-the-closet/|title=Haredi and Out of the Closet|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tabletmag.com/podcasts/86358/settling-down|title=Gay Jews Struggle in the Orthodox World – Tablet Magazine|website=www.tabletmag.com}}</ref> She has been critical of the insular nature of Orthodox communities in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laweekly.com/film/netflixs-one-of-us-reveals-the-fight-of-hasidic-jews-to-break-from-the-sect-8752007|title=Netflix’s One of Us Reveals the Fight of Hasidic Jews to Break From the Sect|first=Lara|last=Zarum|date=16 October 2017|publisher=}}</ref>

==Career==
Getter is the program director at [[Footsteps (organization)|Footsteps]], which aids former ultra-orthodox Jewish people enter mainstream society,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/25/nyregion/orthodox-jewish-divorce-custody-ny.html|title=When Living Your Truth Can Mean Losing Your Children|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/formerly-orthodox-and-struggling-for-parental-rights-1407810872|title=Formerly Orthodox, and Struggling for Parental Rights|first=Melanie Grayce|last=West|date=12 August 2014|publisher=|via=www.wsj.com}}</ref> including those exiting in order to follow their natural sexual preferences.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gothamist.com/2017/05/31/gay_trans_orthodox_lgbtq.php|title='You Will Lose Your Entire Family': Inside The Struggle To Come Out In Ultra-Orthodox Judaism|publisher=}}</ref> Her work as a life coach and counselor was featured in the documentary film ''[[One of Us (2017 film)|One of Us]]''. She also facilitates a [[LGBTQ]] women’s support group for [[Keshet (organization)|Keshet]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/one-us-1034973|title='One of Us': Film Review - TIFF 2017|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/19/movies/one-of-us-review.html?_r=0|title=Review: ‘One of Us,’ a Portrait of Starting a New Life|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.patheos.com/blogs/godzooks/2018/05/leaving-religion-hard-hasidic-christian/|title=Breaking Up: Why Is Leaving Religion So Hard? Hasidic|first=Godzooks: The Faith in Facts|last=Blog|date=19 May 2018|publisher=}}</ref>

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