Female students sue US college over trans woman in lodgings
A GROUP of US sorority members have filed a lawsuit against their college after a trans woman was granted permission to move into their house.
Seven members of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority at the University of Wyoming have called on a judge to declare the membership of 21-year-old Artemis Langford void and to award unspecified damages, according to the lawsuit obtained by news werbsite Cowboy Statedaily.
One of the members has asked the sorority management to ensure that the house is preserved as a “female only” safe space, and members raised concerns about shared bathroom facilities that have no locks.
The lawsuit states: “An adult human male does not become a woman just because he tells others that he has a female ‘gender identity’ and behaves in what he believes to be a stereotypically female manner.”
Ms Langford, who is 6ft 2in, does not live in the house but, according to the residents, has spent “significant” time there and has been granted permission to move in from September.
The women who have filed the lawsuit have claimed that Ms Langford has been visibly aroused in their company, and some of the sorority members told The Megyn Kelly Show podcast that residents felt “uncomfortable” and “in constant fear” in the house when she was present.
One sorority member, Hannah, told Kelly: “Men are never allowed on the second floor of our house, apart from moving in and moving out.
“So it is an only-female space and not like living in the dorms. We share just a couple of main bathrooms but it is supposed to be a safe space for us to rest our head at night.”
Another member, Jaylyn, added: “All of the bathrooms are shared spaces and there are no private changing areas or locks. It’s very open and vulnerable.”
The lawsuit alleges that the fraternity council “betrayed the central purpose and mission of Kappa Kappa Gamma by conflating the experience of being a woman with the experience of men engaging in behaviour generally associated with women”.
The sorority had held a vote on whether Ms Langford should be admitted but several members claimed that the president and membership chair of the chapter dismissed their concerns.
The leadership of the sorority reportedly told members that if they have any issues with Ms Langford then they can “drop out”.