ESPN’s Sage Steele calls decision on USA Powerlifting and transgender athletes ‘unfair to women’
Steele was not the only one to speak out about the decision against USA Powerlifting
USA Powerlifting was ordered to allow transgender women to compete with biological females in the women’s division after losing a discrimination case.
The decision drew ire from many across social media, including ESPN anchor Sage Steele, who noticed the news made waves at the start of Women’s History Month.
“Yes. Unfair to women,” she said in response to a tweet from Twitter CEO Elon Musk. “And the irony of this decision being made during Women’s History Month……
“The hypocrisy continues…..”
Yes. Unfair to women.
— Sage Steele (@sagesteele) March 6, 2023
And the irony of this decision being made during Women's History Month……
The hypocrisy continues….. https://t.co/wBYfer8rQF
She was not the only one to speak out about the decision.
And yet it was done in the name of fairness. 🤯
— Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) March 6, 2023
NEW: USA Powerlifting must allow transgenders to compete in women’s division after losing lawsuit.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 5, 2023
From now on there will be a men’s division and a men with long hair division. Sorry ladies.
Transgender women have a Y chromosome. Biological women do not. There are genetic differences. Women’s sports needs to be protected.
— Michele Tafoya (@Michele_Tafoya) March 5, 2023
“USA Powerlifting must let transgender athletes compete in women’s division after losing discrimination case”https://t.co/NcZqabGS5J
I love all people.
— Tyler Todt (@tyromper) March 5, 2023
If you’re an ADULT & want to transition, I’ll wish you well.
But this is so anti-women.
There’ll be biological females that trained & sacrificed their entire lives crushed by this nonsense.
Men & women are different.
This isn’t hard.https://t.co/mfSt1Q5l0R
This Court “suggests a person’s emotional state & personal beliefs are more influential than measurable, biological, sex diffs that create a 30% adv for male lifters.” @FondOfBeetles
— ICONS Women (@icons_women) March 2, 2023
We encourage @USAPowerlifting @USAPLMN to fight this unjust decisionhttps://t.co/HaUSjKMV2C
JayCee Cooper, a transgender athlete, won a discrimination case against USA Powerlifting last week after the federation banned her from competing in female events.
With Cooper’s victory comes a mandate the federation “cease and desist from all unfair discriminatory practices” because of sexual orientation and gender identity. The organization must revise its policy related to those issues within two weeks, meaning trans athletes will be able to compete in the women’s category after previously being banned.
Cooper filed a complaint in 2019 with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, alleging the organization violated the state’s Human Rights Act by banning her and other trans athletes from competing in female competitions.