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I know it may be just semantics because of the way it's written, but I can't help but wonder how allowing someone who "identifies" as transgendered into an organization that previously had been protected under Title IX would work.
What would be the legal measure of whether or not someone could qualify/be considered for a single sex organization? Would simply saying you identify as a female although you were born a male do it? Would you have to have taken some sort of steps towards living as a female even if surgery is long away or not considered?
I'm not looking at discussing the gender identity issues etc., just the purely legal ones. If you allow a biological male into a sorority (without anything beyond their statement that they identify as transgendered) does that not open the door to allowing a biological male into other groups protected by Title IX such as a female sports team? Let's say Joe's a good tennis player but not good enough to make the men's team or get a scholarship. But thanks to a powerful serve and backhand, he could easily defeat most women players. Could Joe simply say he always identified as a woman and compete on the women's team?
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