Former Minnesota Viking athlete criticizes state's Attorney General while lawsuits against Trump aim to ensure transgender competitors in female sports events.
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Jack Brewer, a former Minnesota Vikings and University of Minnesota football player, voiced his frustration with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. Ellison is spearheading a legal challenge against President Donald Trump and the Department of Justice to uphold transgender participation in girls' sports in the state.
The ongoing standoff between Trump's executive order and Minnesota, which has seen a transgender softball player dominate the season, has sparked a heated debate.
"Look, Keith Ellison doesn't know the first thing about masculinity or what it takes to compete in a real sport. He's never experienced the intensity or the struggle in a locker room," Brewer told our site Digital. "It's pathetic to see a man argue for boys competing against girls."
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The White House has weighed in on the lawsuit, condemning Ellison for pushing trans inclusion at the expense of female athletes.
"It's downright creepy for an adult male to fight for the right for other men to join women's sports. It's offensive and disrespectful to women everywhere," White House spokesperson Harrison Fields said.
Brewer spent four seasons with the Golden Gophers (1998-2001) before starting his NFL career with the Vikings in 2002. He also raised his family in the state.
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"Minnesota was once a beacon for women's rights and Title IX. Today, it's a disaster, allowing boys to dominate women's sports and destroy the very foundations it once stood for," Brewer stated. "It's a kick in the gut for any ex-Gopher, any ex-Viking, any sports enthusiast who has lived in this great city."
Reports have circulated about a trans softball player winning 14 straight games heading into the playoffs and earning first-team All-State honors, causing an uproar in the state communities.
"In any sport - especially softball - people can get seriously hurt. A man throws harder, hits harder. So allowing men to compete in women's softball is just insane," Brewer argued. "Women's softball is one of the fastest-growing sports in America. If every high school baseball player decided to switch to women's softball, there'd be no women left on the field."
According to Brewer, anyone who sidelines female athletes is either uninformed or politically driven.
"And that's exactly what Keith Ellison is doing. They don't care about the girls. They care about fundraising and staying in power, and they're doing it at the expense of young athletes across the nation."
Trump has been outspoken on the issue, stating that if professional baseball players were to join a women's softball team, they'd win hands-down.
Ellison announced the lawsuit at a press conference, following months of defiance against Trump's "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports" executive order. Ellison declared that he wouldn't wait for the Trump administration to sue Minnesota, vowing instead to fight the administration.
According to Ellison, the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, aims to challenge the Trump administration's authority to set states' athletic gender eligibility policies through an executive order.
Minnesota has become the first state to sue the Department of Justice over transgender athletes and the second state to challenge the Trump administration on the matter. Maine filed a lawsuit against Trump after funding cuts followed the Department of Agriculture's move to deny funding to the state in April. A federal judge has already ruled the USDA must restore the funding to Maine.
After Trump's executive order, the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) announced it would defy federal law by continuing to allow transgender athletes to participate in girls' sports.
Ellison's office stated that "based on the plain language of the statute, educational institutions and the MSHSL would violate the MHRA by prohibiting transgender athletes from participating in extracurricular activities consistent with their gender identity."
Minnesota's state legislature failed to pass the Preserving Girls' Sports Act in early March, which would have ensured only female students could participate in high school-level athletic teams.
A New York Times/Ipsos survey found that 79% of Americans and 67% of Democrats don't approve of biological males identifying as women competing in women's sports.
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- The heated debate over transgender athletes participating in female sports continues, with concerns being raised about masculinity, fair competition, and the domination of women's sports by individuals with physical advantages.
- In the realm of policy-and-legislation, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has spearheaded a legal challenge against President Donald Trump and the Department of Justice, aimed at upholding transgender participation in girls' sports in the state.
- The general news landscape is abuzz with discussions about sports-betting and its potential implications, as debates over transgender athletes in sports continue to garner significant attention.
- In the world of crime-and-justice, White House spokesperson Harrison Fields has criticized Ellison for pushing trans inclusion at the expense of female athletes, likening it to a Creepy and disrespectful act towards women.
- Meanwhile, in the realm of sports, particularly football and basketball, discussions about potential policy changes are underway, as controversial issues surrounding transgender athletes threaten to disrupt the fairness and integrity of competitive sports.
