'Males Cannot Compete against Females': Brett Favre Says Trans Athletes Competing against Women in Olympics 'Unfair'

CBN News Staff : Jun 24, 2021
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"If I was a true female—I can't believe I'm saying that—and I was competing in weightlifting and lost to this person, I would be beside myself." -Brett Favre

[Faithwire.com] Former NFL star Brett Favre doesn't think Laurel Hubbard should be allowed to compete against women in next month's Olympic Games being held in Tokyo. (Image: via Faithwire /screengrab-YouTube)

On a recent episode of his podcast, the Hall of Fame quarterback said, "It's a man competing as a woman. That's unfair. It's not fair for a man, even if this person wants to be a woman or feels compelled—if you want to become the opposite sex, that's fine. I got no problem with it. But you can't compete against—males cannot compete against females."

"If I was a true female—I can't believe I'm saying that—and I was competing in weightlifting and lost to this person, I would be beside myself," Favre said, according to a report from Fox News. 

As CBN's Faithwire reported on Tuesday, Hubbard—a biological male who identifies as female—is slated to become the first openly transgender athlete to compete in the Olympics after New Zealand selected the 43-year-old to participate in the Tokyo games.

The weightlifter transitioned from male to female eight years ago. Prior to 2013, Hubbard participated in men's competitions... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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