Mary Gregory competed as a recently transgendered female at the 100% Raw Powerlifting Federation competition in Zion Crossroads, Virginia on April 27, and crushed four records in Masters world squat, open world bench press, masters world deadlift, and masters world total.[/quote] She jubilated her victory on Instagram last Monday, and thanked the organization for its leniency as it comes to adhering to fair-play regulations. “What a day, 9 for 9! Masters world squat record, open world bench record, masters world dl record, and masters world total record! Still processing, full meet recap to come a bit later but I do want to thank a few people,” Gregory wrote on Instagram[/quote] Great, huh? Then the Trans-Haters stepped in, via social media turmoil..... On May 1, the organization of the tournament, 100% RAW Powerlifting Federation, issued a statementon social media in which it declared that it regrets all the turmoil the participation of a transgender in a female competition had caused on social media. It states:
http://au.sports.yahoo.com/bloody-joke-olympians-fume-transgender-athletes-weightlifting-records-034841855.htmlhttps://www.instagram.com/p/BwxgbyQgtI_https://rawpowerlifting.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Transgender-statement-05.2019.pdfThe Drug Testing Coordinator for this event performed the drug test at which time it was revealed that this female lifter was actually a male in the process of becoming a Transgender female.” It continues: “On the basis of all information presented to the Board of Directors for this particular case, the conclusion made is that the correct physiological classification is male.”
It then denies de facto Gregory her records stating: “Since the lifter’s gender classification for the purpose of our rules is not consistent with female, no female records will be broken by these lifts. The lifter was uncontested during the event, therefore, no female lifters were denied a place finish. The lifter will be placed in a different category once the Transgender Division is introduced with a new policy.”