"The court determined in an opinion issued Wednesday that preventing JayCee Cooper from competing in women's categories constitutes unlawful discrimination under the Minnesota Human Rights Act. Chief Justice Natalie Hudson wrote that USAPL is "not permitted to deny Cooper the full and equal enjoyment of its place of public accommodation because of her transgender status nor engage in business discrimination as to Cooper because of her transgender status.""
"Cooper filed charges with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights in 2019 after she was denied entry into USAPL women's competitions, asking for it to uphold a "fair standard" that would allow trans athletes the opportunity to compete in the category of their gender identity. Cooper then filed a lawsuit against USAPL in 2021, accusing the organization of discrimination."
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that preventing JayCee Cooper from competing in women's categories constituted unlawful discrimination under the Minnesota Human Rights Act. The court held that USA Powerlifting may not deny Cooper full and equal enjoyment of its place of public accommodation or engage in business discrimination because of her transgender status. The court described USAPL's policy excluding transgender women from the women's division as facially discriminatory and direct evidence of discrimination. Cooper filed charges in 2019 and sued in 2021; lower courts and the Court of Appeals found that gender identity discrimination violates the MHRA. USAPL cited fairness; research does not show a significant advantage for trans athletes.
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