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Minnesota Star Tribune
@startribune.com

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the human rights of a transgender weightlifter were violated when USA Powerlifting refused to let her compete as a woman at two of their events held in Minnesota, but elements of the lawsuit remain unsettled.

bit.lyIn nuanced opinion, state Supreme Court rules transgender weightlifter’s human rights were violatedThe opinion leaves open the question of whether USA Powerlifting had a legitimate business reason to not allow JayCee Cooper to compete as a female at two weightlifting events in Minnesota.

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Namdor
@smrodman.bsky.social

Sorry but no. Come on, weightlifting? I’m pro trans rights but you can’t tell me male puberty doesn’t confer an advantage when the sport is literally all about strength. Even if there are exceptions, it’s not fair to probe further or to make other female athletes worry it may not be fair competition

Glau
@sciathan.bsky.social

And hormone therapy confers a massive disadvantage. There's a reason people are required to take hormones long enough, and it is to make things fair.

Namdor
@smrodman.bsky.social

The whole world can’t contort itself to make every accommodation all at once to make you feel more secure in your gender identity in every conceivable aspect of life. I feel it’s reasonable to either compete under your birth gender or accept that transitioning must come with compromises in your life

Glau
@sciathan.bsky.social

Are you willing to allow people to transition before puberty, so they don't get the catch-22 of going through a puberty that they hate and causes irreversible changes, and are then punished for having gone through that puberty?

Namdor
@smrodman.bsky.social

Regardless, with our democracy dying in broad daylight, I wish we could all keep our eye on the ball and not get distracted with all this litigation over trans women in sports. It may be someday in some future America, but right now it’s not a hill we should all die on.