Well, this morning a lawsuit over who's allowed to join
a sorority will be heard at the federal appeals court
in Denver.
Transgender woman was initiated into the Kappa Kappa Gamma chapter
at the University of Wyoming back in 2022.
But shortly after that, 7 sorority members sued the sorority
saying a transgender woman is not a woman and should
not be admitted.
Denver Sevens Allie Jenner John is outside the courthouse where
the lawsuit again will be heard by the appeals court.
Where do things stand now?
Yeah. So we know that they will hear that appeal
here today around 9:00 AM.
There will be a protest before that around 7:30,
including those seven women will be there as well.
But this is a case that was dismissed last year.
Now they're looking to appeal it.
We did reach out to Kappa Kappa Gamma.
They did not respond to our request for an interview
or a statement.
But in court filings, the sorority has said since 2015,
the fraternity Council has interpreted the term woman to include
individuals who identify as women and that the woman in
this case was selected for membership by the members of
that chapter.
This lawsuit is about basic contractual rights and and knowledge
for women.
I hear from a lot of people.
You know, how do I know if I'm sending my
girl to summer camp,
whether it's actually a girls camp or whether she's going
to be forced to room with a boy?
And I think that that makes a lot of people
very uncomfortable.
Now, in a motion to dismiss in 2023,
the sorority says if these seven women don't agree with
their bylaws,
then they can simply resign their membership to the sorority
and quote,
they cannot have a court define the sorority's membership for
them.
Again, that appeals hearing starts at 9:00 AM this morning
and Brian and Nicole will be right here to bring
you updates.
Yeah, very interesting case. Could have wider impact.
Thank you, Ali.