Conservative Judge Allows Beauty Pageant to Ban Trans Contestants
Judge Michael W. Mosman rejected a case brought by trans beauty queen Anita Noelle Green and sided with the pageant's definition of "biological females."
March 01 2021 2:56 PM EST
Updated March 02 2021 4:55 PM EST
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly referred to the discriminatory pageant organization as Miss USA rather than Miss United States of America. Miss USA, along with sister organization Miss Universe, allow trans women to compete. We apologize for the error.
A federal judge in Oregon has quashed a suit brought by Anita Noelle Green that challenged the Miss United States of America's policy of excluding transgender contestants.