’Drop Deadlift Gorgeous’ aims to support transgender people in sports
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We’re still waiting to hear what will happen to JayCee Cooper, the Minnesota transgender athlete who sued USA Powerlifting for discrimination in 2021 after the organization barred her from competing.
The Minnesota Supreme Court announced in July that it will review her case. USA powerlifting maintains she was barred because of her physiology, not because of her gender identity.
It’s within this environment that a south Minneapolis gym will host a deadlifting event in support of transgender inclusion in sport. The event is Oct. 19 at Solcana Fitness in south Minneapolis. It’s called “Drop Deadlift Gorgeous.”
For more, Event Director Max Poessnecker joined Minnesota Now to talk about the inspiration behind the event.
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