No More All-Female Pageants? Transgender Suing Beauty Pageant for Not Allowing Men to Compete
The United States of America Pageants is being sued by beauty queen contender Anita Green, who is biologically male and transgender, after being denied a chance to compete in the Miss Oregon pageant due to his sex.
Claiming discrimination, Green is attempting to force the pageant to change its rules and is seeking “unspecified monetary damages,” according to a report from Willamette Week.
“This is about giving minorities a voice,” Green claims, according to the outlet. “I believe I’m beautiful, and I want to set an example for all women — cisgender and transgender — that beauty doesn’t have to fit into specific molds.” . . .
Moreover, when Green informed the pageant that his sex is male, a director offered to find a pageant that allows trans folks in which Green could compete. That’s when Green threatened legal action. . .
If Green were to win the suit, it could change the landscape of beauty pageants across the country, argues Willamette Week: “If she wins, it could establish a legal precedent for Oregon and 20 other states with similar nondiscrimination laws, requiring pageant organizers to allow transgender people to compete.” (Read more from “No More All-Female Pageants? Transgender Suing Beauty Pageant for Not Allowing Men to Compete” HERE)
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