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  • ILHAN OMAR SAYS IT’S A ‘MYTH’ THAT TRANSGENDER WOMEN HAVE A ‘COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE’ IN POWERLIFTING

    04/02/2019 11:08:39 AM PDT · by McQ444 · 89 replies
    Check your fact ^ | 04-02-19 | Caitlin McFall
    Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s comments have gotten her into hot water recently, but she also said something that largely slipped under the radar – that it’s a “myth” and “unscientific” that transgender women have a “direct competitive advantage” in women’s powerlifting. Omar wrote a letter to USA Powerlifting after it refused to let a transgender women enter a Minnesota competition. “I urge you to reconsider this discriminatory, unscientific policy and follow the example of the International Olympic Committee,” she said. “The myth that transgender women have a ‘direct competitive advantage’ is not supported by medical science, and it continues to stoke...