Wyoming sorority sisters turn to appeals court in 'what is a woman' battle over transgender pledge

Riley Gaines, an advocate for women’s sports and privacy issues, speaks during a news conference outside the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Denver. The “Save Sisterhood” demonstration and news conference were …DENVER — A half-dozen University of Wyoming sorority sisters took their fight over Kappa Kappa Gamma’s transgender policy to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and they weren’t alone.

The three-judge panel at Tuesday’s hearing focused initially on whether it had jurisdiction, asking May Mailman, lead counsel for the six sorority sisters, whether the plaintiffs had exhausted every avenue at the lower-court level before filing the appeal. The judges did wade into the “what is a woman” issue when questioning Natalie McLaughlin, attorney for Kappa Kappa Gamma, which was founded in 1870.

Judge McHugh countered: ““What if the organization adopted an interpretation that included cisgender men?”

Education Education Latest News, Education Education Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

University of Virginia expels Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, suspends three others over hazing concernsConcerns about hazing have prompted the University of Virginia to terminate one local fraternity and suspend three others on its Charlottesville campus, the school said Wednesday.
Source: WashTimes - 🏆 235. / 63 Read more »

GOP lawmaker cheers closure of University of Wyoming's DEI office: 'Artificial and biased'University of Wyoming officials announced Friday it will be closing its diversity, equity and inclusion office to appease state leaders.
Source: KUTV2News - 🏆 281. / 63 Read more »

Hundreds of Ohio college students protest Israel-Hamas warOhio State University, Case Western Reserve University, Oberlin College, Ohio University, Miami University and Denison University have all had campus protests the past couple of weeks.
Source: WEWS - 🏆 323. / 59 Read more »