USA Power Lifting should stop holding events in MN.
Representative Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) urged USA Powerlifting to lift its ban on transgender women competing against biological females in a January 31 letter, and called on Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison to investigate the organization for violating state anti-discrimination laws.
Omar sent the letter on behalf of JayCee Cooper, a male-to-female transgender constituent who was prohibited from competing against biological women. In the letter — which Cooper posted on Instagram Tuesday, prompting coverage from OutSports — Omar calls the notion that trans women have a “direct competitive advantage†over biological females a “myth†and accuses USA Powerlifting of unlawful discrimination.
“Under the Minnesota Human Rights Act, discrimination against anyone based on their gender identity is illegal. This includes in public accommodations, and in Minnesota, organizations such as USA Powerlifting. In fact, just last month a Minnesota jury awarded Ms. Christina Ginther $20,000 after the Independent Women’s Football League refused to allow her to participate because she is transgender,†Omar wrote.
Omar also recommended that Ellison, who was copied on the letter, investigate USA Powerlifting for violating the state’s human-rights laws.
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/omar-demands-usa-powerlifting-lift-ban-on-trans-women/