A male weightlifter once dubbed "New Zealand's Strongest Man" applied last week to compete in a women's powerlifting competition. His intention was not to defeat women in the sport, but rather to discredit the notion that biological men don't have a physiological advantage over their female peers — an advantage which male transsexuals appear keen to simultaneously exploit and deny.
Global Powerlifting Committee
New Zealand has since denied Dale Shepherd's application, adopting new
rules over the weekend that will preclude him from taking the stage to
make his point. . ---More...