Top Female Athlete Appeals Suspension From Sport After Speaking Up Over Transgender Athletes in Women’s Sports

Published on December 7, 2023

One of Canada’s top female athletes is appealing a suspension she received for speaking out against transgender athletes in women’s sports. Powerlifter April Hutchinson said she was being suspended by the Canadian Powerlifing Union for a media interview she did with Piers Morgan. “I basically received my letter of suspension that they were going to suspend me because I called the male-born athlete a biological male on Piers Morgan,” she told The Epoch Times. “I’ve hired a lawyer and we are appealing that decision.” Ms. Hutchinson said since finding out that she was set to compete against a biological male athlete who identifies as a woman, she has had a back-and-forth with her federation....