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"Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard, 39, won the women's over 90kg division at the Australian International competition in Melbourne on Sunday, but the win has caused a stir with some believing she had an unfair advantage. Hubbard was born the son of former Auckland mayor Dick Hubbard and has previously competed at a national level in men's weightlifting as Gavin Hubbard.
She transitioned in her mid-30s and recent improvements have lifted her to a lofty women's ranking. Hubbard's success in the sport forced Rio Olympic lifter Tracey Lambrechs, a Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, to lose weight and compete in a lower division."
"Hubbard lifted about 591 pounds, compared to runner-up Iuniarra Sipaia, who lifted approximately 572 pounds."
"...this type of thing is going to become more and more common. I’m waiting for the 3rd Wave Feminists to suddenly realize that people with dangley bits are suddenly beating biological women in sports competitions and that This Is Not Fair"
"We all deserve to be on an even playing field, Deborah Acason, from the Australian Weightlifting Federation, told 1News Now. “It’s difficult when you believe that you’re not. If it’s not even, why are we doing the sport?"
https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/3472006...s-stir-among-female-aussie-competitors/#page1
Doug Ross @ Journal: GET THIS: Dames Freak When a Man Identifying as a Woman "Wins" a Female Weightlifting Competition
Laurel Hubbard, transgender athlete, crushes female competition in Australian weightlifting event - Washington Times
She transitioned in her mid-30s and recent improvements have lifted her to a lofty women's ranking. Hubbard's success in the sport forced Rio Olympic lifter Tracey Lambrechs, a Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, to lose weight and compete in a lower division."
"Hubbard lifted about 591 pounds, compared to runner-up Iuniarra Sipaia, who lifted approximately 572 pounds."
"...this type of thing is going to become more and more common. I’m waiting for the 3rd Wave Feminists to suddenly realize that people with dangley bits are suddenly beating biological women in sports competitions and that This Is Not Fair"
"We all deserve to be on an even playing field, Deborah Acason, from the Australian Weightlifting Federation, told 1News Now. “It’s difficult when you believe that you’re not. If it’s not even, why are we doing the sport?"
https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/3472006...s-stir-among-female-aussie-competitors/#page1
Doug Ross @ Journal: GET THIS: Dames Freak When a Man Identifying as a Woman "Wins" a Female Weightlifting Competition
Laurel Hubbard, transgender athlete, crushes female competition in Australian weightlifting event - Washington Times