Attorneys representing six members of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority presented their arguments before the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth District on Tuesday.
At the heart of the case lies the admission of a transgender individual into the University of Wyoming chapter of the sorority. However, the focus of the debate revolved around the contentious issue of jurisdiction, with judges probing attorneys from both camps.
The Post Millennial (TPM) reported that May Mailman, representing the sorority sisters, delivered a pointed argument to the judges in her opening statement.
She emphasized that “the issue in this appeal is actually quite narrow. This case is at a motion to dismiss. The question before the district court and this court is not the interpretation of woman.”
Mailman continued, “The plaintiffs allege that the directors of Kappa Kappa Gamma unilaterally changed the nature of the organization by adding a category of members. Most importantly, the complaint alleges that the directors did this in bad faith.”
Judges raised doubts about their jurisdiction to hear the case, emphasizing guidance provided by the district court on amending the complaint and refiling it.
Natalie McLaughlin, the attorney representing the sorority, asserted that the “district court correctly dismissed [the] lawsuit, affirming the right of an Ohio voluntary organization to maintain autonomy in its governance without federal court intervention.”
McLaughlin confidently asserted to the judges, “We believe they do not have jurisdiction.”
He also pointed out that the term “woman” remains undefined in the sorority’s bylaws. Then highlighted the diverse interpretations within the organization of over 210,000 individuals.
One judge challenged the argument, questioning, “What if the interpretation of women was that it included cisgender men? Would your same argument fly that it’s simply an interpretation and they have an absolute right to interpret it any way they want?”
McLaughlin, in response, clarified that the specific issue was not currently under consideration by the court, but emphasized that if it were, the interpretation would need to be assessed for being “unreasonable and arbitrary.”
Members of the University of Wyoming Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority chapter voiced their concerns following the appeal.
Lead plaintiff Jaylyn Westenbroek, a former sorority member, expressed, “We were gaslighted into thinking we were the problem and we just needed to sit down and shut up. All women should have the right to speak up for their own safe spaces and not be threatened by outside voices.”
Hannah Holtmeier, a fellow sister of Kappa Kappa Gamma, expressed her concerns, stating, “I can attest to the toll it takes on young women. Mentally knowing that at any point I could walk into the bathroom or step out of the shower to a 6 foot 2, 260-pound man was terrifying.”
TPM previously reported that the sorority sisters filed a lawsuit against the national Kappa Kappa Gamma leadership over their policy of admitting a man into the sisterhood.
The sisters have been compelled to accept Artemis Langford into the women’s group to this point.
Langford reportedly observed the college girls undress, sometimes displaying an erection while doing so.
The sorority sisters objected to Langford’s behavior, however, the Kappa Kappa Gamma policy maintains that men who identify as women are considered eligible for membership in the sisterhood.
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