Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. approved a transgender member ban, perpetuating a history of exclusion and aligning with far-right ideals. How much more suppression will its members endure to fit into this narrow view of maleness, writes a fellow Alpha member.
Would many trans women want to stay in the fraternity after transitioning?
On the one hand, it feels mean to force them out, especially with how close people in a group like that can be. But on the other hand, if the goal is fraternity, is the frat still meeting the trans person’s needs? Is it meeting the needs of the remaining group?
Either way, this really feels like something each chapter should be able to handle on a case by case basis – I can’t imagine there’s enough trans people transitioning at that time where you need a fixed rule for it.