mo4ch:>‘They invalidated my gender and my identity’: Transgender powerlifter on decision to annul records | Mo4ch News

Mary Gregory, a transgender powerlifter who was stripped of the records after a doping test revealed she “was actually a male,” has complained of discrimination stating that her “gender and identity” were invalidated.The 44-year-old US athlete said that her record-breaking performance at a local powerlifting competition and further cancellation of the victory had a negative effect on her after the news circulated widely on social media.READ MORE: Transgender powerlifter stripped of world records after drug tester rules she is ‘actually male’“I honestly think that the only reason they decided to take the actions they took was because of all the negative attention that it got. I mean, because there were so many people that just don’t understand,” Gregory said.“I felt like they were invalidating my gender and my identity,” added the athlete.Taking part in a local powerlifting event as a female competitor, Gregory broke four women’s world records during the competition in the squat, bench…