Transgender powerlifter’s discrimination lawsuit headed to Minnesota Supreme Court

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-12-06 01:48:57 | Updated at 2024-12-22 11:48:17 2 weeks ago

Transgender powerlifter’s discrimination lawsuit headed to Minnesota Supreme Court
FOX 9 KMSP ^ | 12/2/24 | Soyoung Kim

Posted on 12/05/2024 5:32:14 PM PST by DallasBiff

This case has been going through lower courts in Minnesota for a few years after a transgender woman sued U.S.A. Powerlifting (USAPL) for denying her from competing in the women’s division.

The Minnesota Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments in the case of a Minnesota-based transgender powerlifter, Jaycee Cooper, who is suing USAPL for denying her entry to compete in the women’s division.

"They rejected her application because she’s transgender," said Jess Braverman, legal director of Gender Justice.

That incident happened in 2018. Braverman said with their help, Cooper sued USAPL in 2021 alleging it violated the Minnesota Human Rights Act.

"Minnesota prohibits discrimination. Full stop. So, under Minnesota law, it is illegal to discriminate against transgender people," said Braverman

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: minnesota; transgender

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Well it's Minnesota, they will discriminate against biological born women.

1 posted on 12/05/2024 5:32:14 PM PST by DallasBiff

To: DallasBiff

2 posted on 12/05/2024 5:33:52 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Import The Third World,Become The Third World)

To: DallasBiff

These men hate women. For some reason that is beyond me, they have a need to beat women. They cannot compete against men or themselves and be happy. They have to beat a woman at what women do.

3 posted on 12/05/2024 5:41:36 PM PST by Jonty30 (Genghis Khan did not have the most descendants. His father had more. )

To: DallasBiff

I stopped reading where FOX News called this mentally ill man a woman.

4 posted on 12/05/2024 5:44:09 PM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again," )

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