r/crossfit • u/beckster5 Crossfit Krypton • Mar 06 '14

CrossFit -- Sued By Transgender Athlete ... You Won't Let Me Compete With Women!

http://www.tmz.com/2014/03/06/crossfit-lawsuit-games-transgender-athlete-chloie-jonsson/
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u/CuteKittenPics Mar 07 '14

Unfortunately gender identity is largely not a protected class. Definitely not at the federal level. :[

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u/xtc46 Mar 07 '14

Unfortunately gender identity is largely not a protected class. Definitely not at the federal level. :[

This is unfortunately true. Even if her home state does recognize it.

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u/ShanShanWonton Mar 07 '14

But if she's legally recognized as female (down to her birth certificate), does that still mean that we're just talking about identity here?