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[-] derf82@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Pick your battles, people. Insisting that trans women be allowed to compete in women’s sports is just not a winning argument, even among people that might be willing to otherwise oppose other trans restrictions. All it does in reinforce anti-trans attitudes.

This isn’t some invented fiction. Here is a trans powerlifter that just came in and started shattering records.

[-] violetraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago

Odd, here's women's records and the weightlifter in question isn't on this list: https://www.openpowerlifting.org/records/women So what are you really trying to say?

[-] tory@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

August 17th, 2023.

Anne Andres, a transgender powerlifter, competed in the women’s division of the 2023 CPU Western Canadian Championship and set multiple National and and Unofficial World Records.

Anne Andres Full Performance Squat: 212.5 kilograms (468.5 pounds) — +84KG Women’s Canadian Record Bench Press: 132.5 kilograms (292.1 pounds) — +84KG Women’s Canadian Record Deadlift: 252.5 kilograms (556.7 pounds) — +84KG Women’s Canadian Record & Unofficial ATWR Total: 597.5 kilograms (1,317.3 pounds) — +84KG Women’s Canadian Record & Unofficial ATWR

[-] violetraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

This is a very unique article. How did you come about reading it?

[-] derf82@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I recall reading about it, so I googled some details I recalled for a link to share.

It isn’t the only case. There is also Lia Thomas, an NCAA swimmer.

[-] violetraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago

Oh, wow. The swimmer that Katey Ledecky beat and transphobes started blaming her, a cis woman, for being trans?

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