<p>A famous Minnesota marathon is offering hundreds of discounted tickets to athletes from &#8220;underrepresented communities,&#8221; including racial minorities and LGBT people.</p>
<p>Grandma&#8217;s Marathon in Duluth said it will offer 500 discounted tickets to the special groups, which include but are not limited to &#8220;communities of color, athletes with disabilities, non-binary athletes, and LGBTQI+ athletes.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;In helping with the cost of registration, our organization hopes to open our arms to runners in those communities and to help them feel a sense of belonging within our race, our city, and our sport,&#8221; the marathon&#8217;s website <a href="https://grandmasmarathon.com/the-marathon/diversity-equity-inclusion/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reads</a>.</p>
<p>Entries to the race are coveted. The marathon is already <a href="https://grandmasmarathon.com/the-marathon/#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sold</a> out, even though it is still five months away. But the marathon&#8217;s website homepage <a href="https://grandmasmarathon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">emphasizes</a> that &#8220;DEI entries [are] still available.&#8221;</p>
<p>An &#8220;Equity, Access, and Inclusion Policy&#8221; from 2023 on the marathon&#8217;s website <a href="https://grandmasmarathon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Access-Equity-and-Inclusion-Policy_2023.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declares</a> that &#8220;our intention [is] to create an event that adheres to principles of social equity and inclusion and is open, welcoming, safe, and accessible for all who have an interest in participating.&#8221;</p>
<p>Despite the marathon&#8217;s repetitive emphasis on inclusivity, it <a href="https://grandmasmarathon.com/the-marathon/diversity-equity-inclusion/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">places</a> restrictions on runners who identify as transgender or non-binary.</p>
<p>Trans-identifying runners who want to be eligible for cash prizes or age-division awards must prove their testosterone has been below a certain level for a year, in some cases longer, and they must have claimed to be female for at least four years.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, runners can register as non-binary for the &#8220;mass participation start,&#8221; but if they want to run in the &#8220;elite fields&#8221; they must email the elite athlete director. They are also restricted to a separate prize pool they can compete for amongst each other.</p>
<p>Marathon organizers did not respond to a request for comment.</p>
<p>DEI policies in both education and the corporate world have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-radical-intolerance-behind-woke-corporate-activism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">come</a> under fire in recent years from critics who argue they are discriminatory. One of the biggest blows to DEI was the Supreme Court&#8217;s 2023 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/supreme-court-issues-landmark-ruling-on-affirmative-action-at-universities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">decision</a> to strike down affirmative action at universities. The Court is <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelletravis/2024/12/22/the-supreme-court-case-that-will-fuel-the-corporate-dei-debate-in-2025/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">set</a> to rule on another case this year that could have implications for corporate DEI programs.</p>
<p>Already though, companies are taking notice.</p>
<p>On Monday, McDonald&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcdonalds-backs-away-from-dei-programs-amid-shifting-legal-landscape">announced</a> it will step back from several DEI initiatives, citing a “shifting legal landscape.” Legal experts have <a href="https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2024/04/02/assessing-the-legality-of-dei-programs/?slreturn=20250109141802" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cautioned</a> that in some cases, DEI policies risk causing legal problems.</p>
<p>Grandma’s Marathon, named after its original sponsor, Grandma&#8217;s Restaurant, says it is &#8220;one of the largest and best-known&#8221; marathons in the country and has become a huge community event that marks the &#8220;unofficial kickoff to summer&#8221; for the area.</p>
<p>The race began in 1977 and now attracts more than 20,000 runners every year to run along the shore of Lake Superior into downtown Duluth.</p>

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