Posted on 06/21/2021 7:41:02 AM PDT by Red Badger
CONTROVERSY has been sparked ahead of the Tokyo Games after Laurel Hubbard became the first ever transgender athlete picked to compete at an Olympics.
Officials have selected the New Zealander for the women's weightlifting team following recent modifications to qualifying requirements.
The 43-year-old, who many thought her career was over in 2018 after she sustained a horrific injury to her elbow, previously competed in men's events before coming out as transgender back in 2013.
A host of critics claim Hubbard has an unfair advantage although others are arguing that there should be more inclusion at the Games.
In a statement issued by the New Zealand Olympic Committee today, Hubbard said: “I am grateful and humbled by the kindness and support that has been given to me by so many New Zealanders.”
Hubbard will now compete in the women's 87-kg weightlifting category.
She became eligible when the International Olympic Committee in 2015 changed its rules.
The IOC are now allowing transgender athletes to compete as a woman if their testosterone, a hormone that increases muscle mass, levels are below a certain threshold.
Hubbard’s testosterone levels are below that threshold, but that has not stopped critics claiming her participation in the Olympics is still unfair to female-born athletes.
They pointed to the biological advantages, such as increased bone and muscle density, of those who went through puberty as males.
LAUREL HUBBARD
The New Zealand released this statement after her inclusion for the Tokyo Olympic Games: “I am grateful and humbled by the kindness and support that has been given to me by so many New Zealanders.“When I broke my arm at the CW Games, I was advised my career had likely reached its end. But your support, encouragement and aroha carried me through the darkness.“The last eighteen months has shown us all that there is strength in kinship, in community, and in working together towards a common purpose.“The mana of the silver fern comes from all of you and I will wear it with pride.”
HAHAHA! He’s not even trying to look transgender. That dudes a dude.
ISWYDT!.............................🤣
Nazis did it first when they had Henrich Ratjen pretend to be a woman(Dora) in the 1936 Olympics.
Police photo clothed.
Nude police photo below.
You millennial chick’s just live your transgender friends, so.....SUCK IT!
I have no pity!
*live = love
She-he-it’s a knockout!
What were once vices are now habits.......................
I extend to you a Laurel and Hardy handshake.
You POS!
Must be from a ‘crossover’.......................
What is a “Laurel and Hardy handshake”?................
Japan is no t having political protests. It is my understanding protests are a disqualification. Kneeling, raised fists etc will not be tolerated
No one comes out as transgender. Coming out implies that one was something that wasn’t apparent, and is now revealing what the world didn’t know.
This is a “he” and not a “she.”
Dude. Genes are XY.
Trans is dishonesty.
...not that the Olympics have had anything worth watching since the little drunk Russian girl (I know, I know, which one isn't?) skated away with the gold after Tony Harding's BFF Gillooli whacked the knee of Nancy Kerrigan.
Reason #27 why I won’t be watching the Olympics this summer.
It is not a “joke”. It is a delusion from the pit of Hell. These people wreck the body given them by their Creator, showing their contempt for Him.
The Apostle Paul was clear in Rom 1:24–27:
24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, 25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen. 26 For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; 27 and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.
Rom 1:24–27 (ESV)
Want to win Medals put Wigs on Men
The career threatening injury was cutting his own balls off.
If this sort of self-mutilation is not the very definition of insanity, then there is no insanity.
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