<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sports">USA Powerlifting</a> is being forced to include biological <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/transgender-athletes">men who identify as women</a> in the women’s divisions of their competitions after losing an anti-discrimination lawsuit last week.
A Minnesota state court ruled the organization must revise its policy within two weeks and allow trans-identifying men to compete in the women’s categories, per <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/usa-powerlifting-must-allow-transgenders-compete-womens-categories-losing-discrimination-case">Fox News</a>. They are being called to &#8220;cease and desist from all unfair discriminatory practices,” which in this case means limiting inclusion based on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/transgender">gender identity</a>.
&#8220;The harm is in making a person pretend to be something different, the implicit message being that who they are is less than,&#8221; the ruling says in part. &#8220;That is the very essence of separation and segregation, and it is what the [Minnesota Human Rights Act] prohibits.&#8221;
The original complaint was filed in 2019 by JayCee Cooper, a trans-identifying man who accused the organization of violating the state&#8217;s Human Rights Act by barring men from female competitions. Cooper filed a lawsuit against USA Powerlifting in state court in 2021, the publication noted.
&#8220;I was fed up with the way that I was being treated; I was fed up with the way that my community was being treated, and enough was enough,&#8221; Cooper told KARE-TV.
The athlete responded to the verdict, saying, &#8220;I feel mostly relief. I think we needed a win here, and it feels good to get that.&#8221;
USA Powerlifting may appeal this decision. &#8220;Our position has been aimed at balancing the needs of cis- and transgender women whose capacities differ significantly in purely strength sports,&#8221; the organization’s president, Larry Maile, said in a statement.
“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 continued.
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This transgender sports issue has been a hot topic for years. One of the most headline-making cases involved University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas, a trans-identifying man who smashed records while competing in the women’s division. 
Swimming and powerlifting are not the only sports to experience controversy. How and when to include trans-identifying athletes has been discussed in relation to surfing, cycling, basketball, running, track and field, ice skating, and a whole host of other sports.
While most organizations seem reluctant to create new leagues for trans-identifying individuals, it is happening in the world of boxing. World Boxing Council officials said in December that the international professional prizefighting organization would <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/transgender-boxing-category-to-be-introduced-in-2023">create a new category</a> for transgender fighters in 2023.

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