The University of Wyoming is currently facing a lawsuit filed by seven sorority sisters of the Kappa Kappa Gamma (KKG) house. The plaintiffs allege that they “live in constant fear” because a transgender woman, Artemis Langford, is expected to move into their house later this year. According to the lawsuit, Langford, who was born male and currently lives outside of the sorority house, is already eating meals with the girls and participates in sports events with them, But living together under one roof is a complete no-go for them.
Langford is accused of allegedly staring at the plaintiffs for hours and making them feel uncomfortable at times. The girls claim that Langford is physically aroused around them, which adds to their discomfort. They are asking a judge to void Langford’s membership and award unspecified damages.
The national Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, its national council president, and Langford are also accused of pressuring the authorities to breach sorority rules and ignoring official bylaws by moving Langford into their home.
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During an appearance on Megyn Kelly’s show on Monday, the girls, who referred to Langford using he/him pronouns, expressed, “It’s a weird, gut-wrenching feeling that every time I leave my room there’s a possibility that all walk past him in the hall. Sorority sister Hannah continued, “It’s a weird feeling just to know that I could run into him anytime … (he has) full access to the house. But this just goes to show like we need women’s spaces for that reason.” Langford’s admission to the sorority marks a significant milestone as she was the first openly transgender sister accepted by the sorority in its history.
The case has sparked controversy and generated discussions about transgender rights and inclusion in traditionally conservative spaces like sororities and fraternities. The University of Wyoming has a nondiscrimination policy that includes gender identity and expression, but this does not seem to have eased tensions between Langford and her sorority sisters.
During their chat with Kelly, they added, “Like our house is our home. Just like anyone else’s home, like you go home at the end of the day to feel comfortable and relaxed in your own skin. And you can’t do that knowing that this individual has full access to your house.”
“Trans women aren’t women. They are men.”
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It was further stressed that some of the girls are terrified because they have been either sexually abused or harassed in the past and simply feel uncomfortable having to share a house with a transgender woman, who was born male.
“It is seriously an only-female space. It is so different than living in the dorms, for instance, where men and women can commingle on the floors. That is not the case in a sorority house. We share just a couple of main bathrooms on the upstairs floor,” they explained.