In a historic and groundbreaking decision, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that a pharmacist’s refusal to fill a woman’s prescription for emergency contraception based on his personal beliefs constitutes illegal sex discrimination under the Minnesota Human Rights Act.

The ruling is the first in the United States to find sex discrimination in the context of a pharmacy’s refusal to fill such a prescription.

Today’s ruling sends a clear message that discrimination in reproductive health care is not only unacceptable, but illegal under Minnesota law. Will you join us and help us celebrate this fight by chipping in any amount now?

In the second ruling, Cooper v. USAPL, the court affirmed discrimination against athletes based on transgender status violates the Minnesota Human Rights Act, but sent the case of a transgender woman who was denied entry into USA Powerlifting (USAPL) competitions back to a district court to determine whether USAPL rejected her because she is transgender.

While we are glad that the Court of Appeals affirmed that it is illegal to discriminate against trans people in sports, we believe it is crystal clear that this is what happened here, and we still need to ensure the courts recognize that. Our work does not stop with this ruling. Far from it.