The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled this morning that it is a violation of the state’s Human Rights Act to exclude biological males, pretending to be females, from girl sports.
The ruling found that USA Powerlifting discriminated against a transgender pretender by banning him from the female competition.
Here’s more from CBS News:
Advocates on Wednesday celebrated a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling that found USA Powerlifting violated the state’s Human Rights Act in barring a transgender woman from competition.
The state Supreme Court in its ruling said that “USA Powerlifting’s policy at the time of the decision was to categorically exclude transgender women from competing in the women’s division” and reversed part of an appeals court ruling on the issue.
JayCee Cooper is a transgender athlete who was denied entry into two women’s competitions in 2018. She sued, arguing that doing so amounted to discrimination and violated Minnesota’s Human Rights Act.
USA Powerlifting argued its policy wasn’t because of her transgender status, but because she had “strength advantages.”
“The court found USA Powerlifting liable for discrimination,” Gender Justice Legal Director Jess Braverman said. “In other words, that when it comes to discrimination, public accommodation, you cannot bar transgender women from women’s sports teams, and that is a huge victory. We are so proud.”
A horrible decision and completely unfair, especially for the girls who will have to compete against transgender pretenders like this and lose.