USA Powerlifting WILL allow trans athletes to compete in women's division after losing discrimination case
- USA Powerlifting will now allow transgender athletes to compete in the women's division after losing a multi-year long court battle in Minnesota
- Jaycee Cooper, a transgender female, filed lawsuits in 2019 and 2021 accusing the organization of discrimination for banning her from competing
- A court this week ruled USA Powerlifting was 'making a person pretend to be something different' and had violated the Minnesota Human Rights Act
USA Powerlifting will now be forced to allow transgender athletes to compete in the women's division after losing a multi-year discrimination case brought by a trans lifter.
JayCee Cooper, a transgender woman, first filed a complaint with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights in 2019, stating the organization was banning her from participating as a woman.
In 2021, Cooper filed an official lawsuit against USA Powerlifting in a state court, accusing the organization of discrimination.
This week, the organization was told to 'cease and desist from all unfair discriminatory practices' related to xesual orientation and gender identity, according to a court ruling. USA Powerlifting now has two weeks to reverse its former policy.
'The harm is in making a person pretend to be something different, the implicit message being that who they are is less than. That is the very essence of separation and segregation, and it is what the MHRA prohibits,' the ruling states.
Source:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...mens-division-losing-discrimination-case.html
