Happy Women’s History Month! Whatever the heck that is or is supposed to mean. It’s clear that this “women’s history month” garbage is just more happy claptrap from the faux feminists on the radical left who are eagerly furthering their war on women, particularly in women’s sports.
And they just racked up a win in court when USA Powerlifting was found liable for discriminating against a biological male who competed against women.
USA Powerlifting lost a two-year court battle this week after a judge ruled that it had discriminated against transgender athlete JayCee Cooper 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 sexual orientation and gender identity and that it revise its policy related to sexual orientation and gender identity within two weeks.
From the ruling:
3. Plaintiff JayCee Cooper’s motion for partial summary judgment on Count I of her complaint is GRANTED with respect to liability on her claim of public accommodation discrimination because of sexual orientation. 4. Plaintiff JayCee Cooper’s motion for partial summary judgment on Count I of her complaint is GRANTED IN PART. The Court finds Cooper is entitled to summary judgment on the issue whether USAPL committed unfair and discriminatory practices with respect to public accommodation because of sex, but is DENIED IN PART because genuine factual issues remain whether Minnesota Statutes section 363A.24 subdivision 2 exempts USAPL from public accommodation sex discrimination liability. 5. Plaintiff JayCee Cooper’s motion for partial summary judgment on Count II of her complaint is GRANTED with respect to liability on her claim of business discrimination because of sexual orientation. 6. Plaintiff JayCee Cooper’s motion for partial summary judgment on Count II of her complaint is GRANTED with respect to liability on her claim of business discrimination because of sex.
The federation was mandated to “cease and desist from all unfair discriminatory practices” related to sexual orientation and gender identity and reverse its former policy of barring transgender athletes within two weeks, according to the ruling, obtained by Fox News.Cooper filed a complaint with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights in 2019 claiming the organization had violated that state’s Human Rights Act after she was barred from competing in the women’s division.In 2021, she filed a lawsuit against USA Powerlifting in state court.. . . . According to the 46-page ruling, “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 relevant portion of the ruling:
The evil the MHRA prohibits lies in being seen as something other, in being separated, and in being segregated, either physically or by being treated differently. It may involve economic harm, like a diminished pension or personal leave; it may involve physical inconvenience, like having to walk down the block or across the street to be served. It is unquestionable an affront to personal dignity. In the context of sexual orientation, it is in treating a person as if their self-identity and their self-image is unimportant and less than. Just as it does not matter that one may be able to purchase a beer at a saloon other than one that refuses serviceto people of color, it does not matter that Cooper could compete somewhere else or as someone else. 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.Such segregation and separation also involves harm to the community. See Minn. Stat.§ 363A.02 subd. 1(5b)(“discrimination threatens the rights and privileges of the inhabitants of this state and menaces the institutions and foundations of democracy”). In this sense, the MHRA does not just adjust rights among individuals or even among organizations. The MHRA 22 recognizes that we all are diminished when an individual is singled out, disappeared, separated, or segregated.
It’s not clear whether or not the organization will appeal the ruling.
The New York Post continues:
USA Powerlifting officials said they are considering appealing the decision.“Our position has been aimed at balancing the needs of cis- and transgender women, whose capacities differ significantly in purely strength sports,” said organization president Lawrence J. Maile in a statement to KARE.“We have received a summary judgment decision from the Court finding us liable for discrimination. We respectfully disagree with the Court’s conclusions. We are considering all of our options, including appeal,” Maile said.
Needless to say, people have thoughts.
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