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A transgender powerlifter’s discrimination lawsuit has gone all the way up to the Minnesota Supreme Court.

Jaycee Cooper, a man living as a woman, filed a discrimination lawsuit against USA Powerlifting in 2021 after the organization rejected Cooper from the women’s team three years earlier. Fox News outlined the history:

In the complaint, Cooper alleged the organization violated the Minnesota Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination against people “having or being perceived as having a self-image or identity not traditionally associated with one’s biological maleness or femaleness.”

A district court ruled last year that the organization discriminated against Cooper, which spurred a mandate that the federation “cease and desist from all unfair discriminatory practices” because of sexual orientation and gender identity.

The federation appealed the decision; Cooper then cross-appealed, and on Monday, the Minnesota Court of Appeals decided the athletic league did not discriminate against the individual.

During opening arguments at the Minnesota Supreme Court on Monday, USA Powerlifting attorney Ansis Viksnins said that Cooper’s exclusion could not be equated to someone being discriminated against based on race or religion.

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