'We Live In Constant Fear In Our Home': Sorority SUES For Being Forced To Include A Transgender Member In University Of Wyoming Chapter

The University of Wyoming is being sued by a group of sorority sisters from Kappa Kappa Gamma over having a transgender 'woman', a biological man, be put into the group, causing the biologically female members to “live in constant fear in our home.”

The transgender member, named Artemis Langford and stands at 6-foot-2 and 260 pounds, first joined the sorority organization in September 2022. Langford has been living near the sorority house and was going to be moving into the chapter’s house this coming year, per Cowboy State Daily. Langford also will often stay for meals in the house and attend events with the women in the sorority, according to the suit's attorney on Megyn Kelly’s podcast. 

The filed suit refers to Langford by the pseudonym of Terry Smith and uses ‘he’ and ‘him’ pronouns to refer to the individual.

“It’s a weird, gut-wrenching feeling that every time I leave my room there’s a possibility that I’ll walk past him in the hall,” one of the sorority sisters, Hannah, told Kelly. “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.”

“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,” she continued. “And you can’t do that knowing that this individual has full access to your house.”

Students have also claimed that Langford has “sexually assaulted or sexually harassed” members of the sorority causing them to feel unsafe in their own homes. “So some girls live in constant fear in their home and our home is supposed to be a safe space,” said a member of the group who remained anonymous. 

“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,” she said.

Langford has also supposedly done other creepy actions to members of the sorority, such as staring at members of the group for hours without speaking. Another alleged incident has Langford becoming physically aroused at other women in the chapter.

“Mr. Smith has, while watching members enter the sorority house, had an erection visible through his leggings,” the lawsuit states. “Other times, he has had a pillow in his lap.” 

A member of the sorority has also stated that they’ve considered leaving because of the harassment faced by Langford. “But I reconnected with fellow sisters and alumni and I realized how important this organization is to me and to everybody else,” the young woman stated. “And I refuse to allow subverting my rights as a woman to cater towards the comfort of a man. I will not let him take these opportunities away from me.”

The plaintiffs in the case claim that the national Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority along with its national council president and Langford pressured the chapter to accept Langford in, despite the decision breaching the sorority rules. They referenced the “Guide for Supporting Our LGBTQIA+ Members” which states that Kappa Kappa Gamma is a “single-gender” organization. 

The plaintiffs are asking that the judge void Langford’s membership in the organization and award unspecified damages. 

It’s heartbreaking to see girls be sexually assaulted in what should exist as a safe space for these women. The push for transgenderism has robbed women of spaces where they can exist with just fellow females, hurting their ability to be safe and happy.