True North Legal says “No”, and that’s why we engaged in a pivotal case this week in the Minnesota Supreme Court.
True North Legal submitted an amicus brief this week, also representing Minnesota Family Council and the National Legal Foundation, in support of female athletes in the Cooper v. USA Powerlifting & USA Powerlifting Minnesota, case. The case, which will be heard by the Minnesota Supreme Court, is extremely important in the fight to ensure that the hard-fought gains of female athletes in all sports and at all levels of competition are not erased. Women deserve a safe and fair playing field, especially in strength competitions like female powerlifting. True North Legal’s brief details how Minnesota law, including the Minnesota Human Rights Act, requires that female athletics be reserved for female athletes, and speaks to the avalanche of evidence and data regarding the necessity to protect women-only sports categories. Most significantly, the brief incorporates data from the recently published UN Report cataloging the necessity of allowing sex-based distinctions in sport — in other words, women should compete against biological women in female-only categories. Women should not be forced to compete against transgender women, male-bodied athletes, in female athletic competitions.
Yes, it really is (and should be) that simple. And if you don’t take our word for it, consider the number of NCAA teams forfeiting games because they refuse to risk their health and safety by competing against a team with a biological male athlete, identifying as female. Read True North Legal’s brief here and stay posted for more updates on this case in our upcoming Family Beacon Podcast.
One reply on “Should Men Be Allowed to Compete in Female Only Sports in Minnesota?”
I truely believe that only biological women should be competing and allowed in women’s sports..It is only fair to the biological women..