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On Thursday, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit from a man who identifies as a transgender woman. He had accused the Miss United States of America pageant of discriminating against him because it did not allow him to compete because he isn’t biologically female.
Only natural-born biological females are allowed to compete in the Miss USA pageant.
“Anita Noelle” Green sued the pageant in December 2019 when his application was denied and his entry fees were refunded. The pageant argued that it had a First Amendment right to free association, and allowing males who identify as transgender females would “undermine its vision” of “empowering only biological women.”
“Defendant promotes, celebrates, and encourages biological, natural born women by performing pageants across the country that give women confidence-building opportunities. Its motto is to empower women, inspire others, and uplift everyone,” reads the pageant’s Motion to Dismiss. “To achieve its mission and to promote its message of biological female empowerment, Defendant has eligibility rules for contestants, including application deadlines and the requirement that contestants be “natural born female[s].” These rules are essential to create an equal playing field for all female contestants and to promote Defendant’s message of what it means to be a woman—a biological female.”
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