A women’s group is furious that weightlifter Gavin Hubbard, who lives his life as a woman these days, will be allowed to compete in the Tokyo Olympics against other women.
FOX NEWS – A women’s rights group demanded action after a transgender weightlifter dominated a recent tournament and is free to compete at next year’s Tokyo Olympics.
The controversy stems from Laurel Hubbard’s performance at the Games in Samoa earlier this month, where she won two golds and a silver in three of the women’s heavyweight categories.
Women’s rights groups say that Hubbard, who competed for New Zealand in men’s weightlifting before her transition in her thirties, is having an “unfair” advantage against women and shouldn’t be allowed to compete in the Olympics in the women’s category.
New Zealand-based lobby group “Speak Up For Women” called on the country’s Olympic committee and sports minister to “defend women’s sport,” Reuters reported.
British group “Fair Play for Women” also recently urged the sport authorities to “wake up” after Hubbard won the titles and argued that sports must be separated by sex rather than gender identity.
The reason Hubbard is allowed to compete in the Olympics is based on olympic guidelines from 2015:
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) issued guidelines in 2015 stating that transgender athletes can compete in women’s category as long as their testosterone levels are below 10 nanomoles per liter for at least 12 months prior to their first competition, according to Reuters.
Despite that, critics say the science shows that such rules don’t mitigate the fact that biological male athletes still enjoy natural advantages.
It’s absolutely absurd that we are even having this debate. Despite how ridiculously unfair it is to allow a man to compete in women’s sports, it’s also quite cowardly of Hubbard to switch like this because he can’t win against other males.
When did we lose our common sense as a society?
Incorrect. 'Consistent with who you are' is determined by one's biological sex. Not one's fantasy avatar. https://t.co/mSbvTZKaZ3
— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) July 30, 2019