However, Thomas was eventually banned from swimming in future competitions after the swimming governing body ruled against transgender athletes participating. USA Powerlifting Forced To Allow Transgender Athletes To Compete in Women's Division after Legal ComplaintIn 2021, powerlifter JayCee Cooper filed a legal complaint against USA Powerlifting (USAPL) for its policy against transgender individuals competing at an elite level. A Minnesota District Court ruled that the USAPL had discriminated against Cooper and other trans athletes. USAPL stated that trans athletes have an "unfair competitive advantage" over biological females due to the hormonal and physical differences between the two groups. Cooper has been sharing some of his lawsuit on his Instagram, asking people to donate to genderjustice.us in order to support trans athletes.

Source: Fox News March 06, 2023 23:05 UTC