Before Caitlin, This Athlete Was Fired For Being Transgender

[stephaniec]

Before Caitlin, This Athlete Was Fired For Being Transgender

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/before-caitlin-this-athlete-was-fired-for-being-transgender_56059a89e4b0af3706dc3870

The Huffington Post/Lila ShapiroSenior Staff Reporter, The Huffington Post 
Posted: 09/26/2015 09:40 AM EDT | Edited: 1 hour ago

"Before Janae Marie Kroc came out as a transgender woman, she was known to friends and fans as Matt Kroczaleski, one of the strongest and toughest men in the world.
In 2006, at the Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic, an annual professional men's bodybuilding competition, she won the middleweight championship in powerlifting. Three years later, she became the all-time record holder in the 220-pound weight class, in part by benchpressing 738 pounds; for perspective, a Harley-Davidson Softail motorcycle weights 730 pounds. Kroc, 42, is well aware of how difficult it is for people to reconcile her female identity with her past feats as a male bodybuilder and powerlifter."

[Venus]

Well, as a professional body builder that seems pretty understandable. I think testosterone is probably considered cheating in the female division, about like using steroids.