How Trans Athletes Are Fighting Back After Being Banned by USA Powerlifting ( HBO)
JayCee Cooper has been an athlete for most of her life. As a teenager, she made it to the World Junior Curling Championships in 2007. Later, after she came out as transgender, she joined a roller derby team. Now, shes a powerlifter who trains five days a week, in her basement gym. But despite her experience and training regimen, the countrys leading powerlifting organization, USA Powerlifting, doesnt want her to compete because it says that would be unfair to other athletes competing in the womens c
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