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Former Minnesota Vikings captain and University of Minnesota football player Jack Brewer had to watch his family’s state get sued by the US Department of Justice for refusing to keep men out of girls’ sports.
The DOJ announced it is suing Minnesota education agencies on Monday for their continued refusal to comply with President Donald Trump’s mandate to keep biological male trans athletes out of girls’ high school sports in the state. The DOJ alleged that the state Department of Education (MDE) and the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) are in violation of Title IX.
Brewer, who has been a vocal and frequent critic of the state’s Democratic leadership, said he is “sick.”
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Jack Brewer meets deportation flights. (Jack Brewer Foundation)
“And I’m tired of it,” Brewer told Pakinomist Digital.
“The fact that you have billions of dollars coming from the federal government to fund these twisted ideologies… This is why you have such an increase in transgenderism across the United States, because of states like Minnesota that are literally brainwashing children.
“I have former teammates and family members who have to deal with the realities of these Minneapolis public schools, seeing the disrespect that comes out of these kids, seeing kids being sexualized and celebrating things about whether you want to be with a man or a woman, just completely sexualize them.”
Brewer condemned the state for its commitment to protecting transgender athletes because of his concerns over educational resources made available to Minnesota’s black students.
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Jack Brewer, former safety for the Minnesota Vikings, speaks during a panel discussion at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, U.S., Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. (Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“If they really cared about equality, they would actually go out and spend money to educate their most underserved people, educate their children of color, but they don’t,” Brewer said.
Brewer praised President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi for their decision to sue state education agencies.
“President Trump and Pam Bondi are right to raise this issue, and I applaud their continued leadership in protecting young women and girls — especially athletes — by defending the original intent of Title IX and the protections it was meant to guarantee. They should continue to fight to fix this. It’s common sense,” he said.
Minnesota has resisted changing its policy regarding transgender athletes. The state filed a preemptive lawsuit last year, saying the state’s Human Rights Act supersedes President Donald Trump’s orders. The lawsuit said at the time that the state was already in compliance with Title IX. A decision is pending on the federal government’s motion to dismiss the case.
The federal government said in a statement Monday that the state violates Title IX “by requiring girls to compete against boys in girls-only athletic events and allowing boys to invade intimate girls-only spaces, such as multi-person locker rooms and bathrooms.”
The Justice Department said MDE’s funding, which is $3 billion annually from the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services, is contingent on its compliance with Title IX.
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Tim Walz and former Minnesota Vikings captain Jack Brewer. (AP Newsroom; Getty Images)
The lawsuit asked the federal court in Minnesota to declare that the state is in violation of Title IX.
“The Minnesota Department of Education is reviewing the application and remains committed to ensuring that every child — regardless of background, zip code or ability — has access to a world-class education and every opportunity to thrive as their authentic self in safe, supportive school communities,” the department said.
