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Minnesota Supreme Court rules USA Powerlifting's ban on trans women is discrimination
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-supreme-court-transgender-sports
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#Discrimination #lawsuit brought by #transgender #powerlifter sent back to #Minnesota #trial #court.
#JayCeeCooper, a #transgender #woman, sued #USAPowerlifting in 2021 after the #organization #denied her 2018 #request for #participation.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Minnesota #Entertainment #Sports #Weightlifting #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia
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“Are we going to capitulate? I don’t see us doing that. Will we maybe have a patchwork of different rules in different states?…Our national policy is not changing.”
This statement by #USAPL president #LarryMaile clearly demonstrates that the decision by #USAPowerlifting to prohibit the #participation of #transgender #women was not grounded in #scientific #evidence or #equitable #considerations. Instead, it seems to be rooted in #personalanimosity, #prejudice, and #discrimination...
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#USAPowerlifting claims It Has Been #Ordered to #Cease #Business #Operations in #Minnesota.
USAPL says it is appealing the #ruling, which comes after it failed to #comply with a #courtordered #mandate to allow #trans #women to #compete alongside other women.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Minnesota #Entertainment #Sports #Powerlifting #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia
https://barbend.com/usa-powerlifting-ordered-to-cease-operations-minnesota/
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#USAPowerlifting lost a two-year court battle this week after a judge ruled that it had discriminated against #transgender athlete #JayCeeCooper by banning her from competing in women's competitions.
The ruling also mandated that the sports organization "cease and desist from all unfair discriminatory practices" because of #SexualOrientation and #GenderIdentity and that it revise its policy related to sexual orientation and gender identity within two weeks.
#LGBTQIA
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/transgender-athlete-wins-discrimination-case-usa-powerlifting-rcna72879