(LifeSiteNews) — An Albertan male powerlifter who believes he is a woman has finally been suspended for threatening women who opposed his participation in female sports.
On July 8th, Canadian Powerlifting Union (CPU) suspended gender-confused male powerlifter “Anne” Andres for six months after a slew of death threats and harassments against his female competitors.
“Respondent (Andres) allegedly harassed female athletes who did not want to compete against biological males,” the ruling explained. “Respondent subjected female athletes to harassment when she (sic) posted videos on social media and listed the names of athletes in social media posts in response to proposed legislation against biological males competing against female athletes.”
In one instance, Andres told a black competitor that he compared himself with black competitors who were segregated from white players and forced to use different spaces.
In the black competitor’s complaint, she said that “she remained anonymous for fear of being ‘cancelled’ or disciplined because CPU and APU (Alberta Powerlifting Union) ‘keep supporting’ the Respondent and ignoring the safety of other athletes.”
Indeed, Andres has openly wished for the death of those who oppose him competing against women.
In February, Andres ranted about why men should be able to compete in women’s competitions, calling for “the Ontario lifter” who opposes this, apparently referring to powerlifter April Hutchinson, to “die painfully.”
“Anyone who supports the Ontario lifter and is just as f—ed up as she is,” he wrote in the video caption that accompanied eight videos of Andres screaming against anyone who opposes him competing against women.
“May your generation die painfully and leave the youth to inherit a better world,” Andres declared.
Andres’ post included screaming against Hutchinson, whom he calls an unnamed Ontario lifter, in addition to comparing men being allowed to compete against women to black people being allowed to compete in sports.
He also ranted against Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who recently promised to introduce legislation to keep men from competing against women.
“There is no hell, but times like this I wish there was so you (Hutchinson) and Smith can spend eternity suffering,” he wrote.
Interestingly, while Andres was suspended for six months for issuing death threats, Hutchinson was suspended for two years after publicly condemning him for stealing victories from women and then mocking his female competitors on social media. Her suspension was later reduced to a year.
However, even Andres himself has admitted that biological males have an advantage over females in powerlifting, saying, “While the science does appear pretty clear that transgender women athletes do appear to have a sustained advantage having gone through male puberty, even after having testosterone-blocking surgery, that’s not the conversation we’re having here.”
Indeed, scientific research continues to reaffirm that males have an edge over females in sports due to their physical capabilities, which are not eliminated by cross-sex hormones.
Competing in the women’s category, Andres set the national record at a championship in Brandon, Manitoba, at the Canadian Powerlifting Union’s 2023 Western Canadian Championship after outlifting the females in the category by over 200 kilograms. He won first place in the Female Masters Unequipped category, as recently reported by LifeSiteNews.
However, shortly after his win, the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) warned the CPU that Andres, a man, would be suspended if he continues to compete against women for violating the IPF policy that “transgender”-identifying athletes must present identification proving they have identified as the opposite sex for at least four years prior to competing against women. The gender-confused male must also prove he has a lowered testosterone level.