{"id":2015010,"date":"2023-08-29T01:00:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sorority-can-decide-to-admit-men-who-identify-female-into-ranks-federal-judge-rules\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T01:01:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T05:01:54","slug":"sorority-can-decide-to-admit-men-who-identify-female-into-ranks-federal-judge-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sorority-can-decide-to-admit-men-who-identify-female-into-ranks-federal-judge-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal judge allows sorority to admit transgender women."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsorority-can-decide-to-admit-men-who-identify-female-into-ranks-federal-judge-rules%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2015010&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Victory for Sorority Autonomy: Court Upholds Kappa \u200dKappa Gamma&#8217;s \u200cRight to Choose\u2064 Members<\/h2>\n<p>A federal court on\u2062 Friday delivered a \u2064significant ruling, affirming the freedom of a college\u2062 sorority to select \u200dits own members. \u2063The case revolves around \u2063Artemis Langford, a transgender woman who joined the all-female Kappa Kappa Gamma (KKG) sorority at the University of Wyoming. Seven KKG\u2062 members filed a \u200dcomplaint against\u200c the sorority,\u200d arguing \u2063that admitting\u200b a transgender woman \u2062violated their \u200dcharter and bylaws.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Under the \u200dSorority&#8217;s bylaws, every new member must be \u2063&#8217;a woman,'&#8221; the sorority sisters argued in their complaint. &#8220;A woman is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-a-child-is-born-with-three-legal-dads-proving-yet-again-that-the-slippery-slope-is-real\/\" title=\"WALSH: A Child Is Born With Three Legal \u2018Dads,\u2019 Proving Yet Again That The Slippery Slope Is Real\">adult human female<\/a>. \u2064An \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/panel-of-young-women-have-trouble-answering-what-is-a-woman-on-dating-podcast\/\" title=\"Panel Of Young Women Have Trouble Answering \u2018What Is A Woman?\u2019 On Dating Podcast\">adult human male<\/a>\u200b is not\u2063 a\u200b woman, no \u200cmatter how he chooses to describe \u2063himself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The plaintiffs \u2062claimed \u200cthat KKG \u2063had disregarded\u2063 its own\u2063 rules \u2063by following a\u2064 guide that allowed for the inclusion of individuals who identify as women. They \u200csought to revoke\u200b Langford&#8217;s admission and challenge the legality of\u200d the guide&#8217;s implementation.<\/p>\n<h3>A Victory for Sorority\u2064 Autonomy<\/h3>\n<p>District Judge Alan Johnson, recognizing Kappa Kappa \u200bGamma&#8217;s right\u2064 to define its own membership criteria, dismissed the complaint. He emphasized\u2064 that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/members-of-congress-speak-out-on-financial-literacy-education-and-reform\/\" title=\"Members of Congress speak out on financial literacy education and reform\">private organizations<\/a> have the authority to interpret their governing documents and determine who qualifies\u2063 as a member.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Defining &#8216;woman&#8217; is Kappa Kappa \u2062Gamma&#8217;s bedrock right as a private, voluntary organization\u2014and one\u200d this Court may not invade,&#8221; Judge Johnson stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The judge also\u2064 rejected the claim that \u200cKKG breached housing contracts by allowing Langford to reside in the chapter house, as the contracts\u2063 did not explicitly prohibit such arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Johnson underscored\u2064 the potential consequences of ruling in favor of the plaintiffs,\u2063 cautioning against burdening the courts with disputes over private organizations&#8217; interpretation of their\u200b bylaws.<\/p>\n<h3>Transphobia Allegations\u2063 and Unveiling Identities<\/h3>\n<p>Langford&#8217;s attorney, Rachel Berkness, criticized the lawsuit as &#8220;transphobic&#8221; \u200band argued that the case targeted her client\u200d based on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/retired-nfl-player-calls-for-separate-transgender-category-of-sports-after-biden-executive-order\/\" title=\"Retired NFL Player Calls For Separate Transgender Category Of Sports After Biden Executive Order\">transgender identity<\/a>. \u200cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sorority-can-decide-to-admit-men-who-identify-female-into-ranks-federal-judge-rules\/\" title=\"Federal judge allows sorority to admit transgender women.\">plaintiffs \u2062initially filed<\/a> the lawsuit anonymously, \u200dbut Judge Johnson\u2063 denied their request for anonymity, \u200dciting the public interest in the case. Eventually, six\u2062 of the women revealed their identities.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview, one \u200cof the\u2064 plaintiffs, Hannah Holtmeier, \u2063expressed her \u200bdiscomfort living in the \u2064KKG house. However, the \u2062court&#8217;s ruling affirms the sorority&#8217;s right to determine its own membership and maintain its autonomy.<\/p>\n<p>This \u2062decision sets \u2062an important precedent,\u2062 safeguarding \u2064the autonomy of private organizations \u200band\u200d their ability to define\u2064 their membership criteria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal court ruled that a college sorority can select its own members, rejecting a complaint from members who objected to a transgender woman being admitted. 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