A beauty contest in the US has the right to not allow trans women to compete.
On Wednesday, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth District upheld a previous ruling in favor of Miss United States of America.
The First Amendment protects the right to deny Green.
The New York Post reports that Green started talking to Tanice Smith about competing for Miss Oregon.
According to the opinion, Green wrote to Smith that he was a trans person. The rules seem to discriminate against trans women.
Green said she would take legal action against the organization after Smith offered to help her find a beauty contest.
She wrote that she would talk to her attorney about the issue.
Green alleged in her lawsuit that she was denied entry to the Miss Oregon contest because of the organization's "natural-born female" rule.
All Oregonians have the right to full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of any place of public accommodation, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or marital status.
According to court documents, lawyers for Miss United States argued that Green's inclusion in the competition would violate its First Amendment rights.
If Green were allowed to participate, the pageant wouldn't be able to communicate the celebration of biological women. The right to do so is granted by the First Amendment.
The Miss Universe Organization has a television arm called the Miss USA Organization.
The United States National pageants organization was founded in 1986. According to its official site, the Little Miss, Pre-Teen, Junior Teen, Miss, Ms., and Mrs. divisions are part of the competition.
Green didn't respond to Insider's request for comment, but he did reply to another question.
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