Mick Hartley

These men seem very pleased with themselves – and no wonder. They've just won medals in the women's long jump.

From Reduxx:

A trans-identified male has gone viral after winning a women’s longsword medal on Sunday in a tournament that had multiple male participants competing against females in the women’s category….

During an event titled the “Women’s+ Steel Longsword,” Beatrice, formerly Brice, Lostracco walked away with the gold, and boasted of his win on X in a celebratory post. His post immediately gained viral attention, with many expressing outrage at Lostracco for taking a medal intended for women.

Lostracco fought back accusations that he stole the title from a woman in a sarcastic follow-up post, writing: “at great cost to myself and my personal relationships, I changed my gender to participate in women’s events for a niche combat sport. I’ve been taking estrogen for 2 years so I could get a little metal circle. They’re just letting me get away with it.”

However, Lostracco was not the only trans-identified male in the event, revealing that he competed against both “cis women and trans women” in the longsword competition. In the published results on the Hema Scorecard website, six other “women” are listed, some of whom are biological males.

Fox Graves, formerly known as Michael, placed third in the event. Graves appears to have started identifying as a woman very recently, while the fifth-placed competitor, Mikela Bonner, is another openly trans-identified male.

Could they have a special competition just for trans women? Well no – that would take away all the fun of beating real women – and the fig-leaf that these men come up with about validating their identity.