The British Columbia Powerlifting Association (BCPA), which operates in affiliation with the Canadian Powerlifting Union (CPU), has once again permitted at least two biological males to 'trans identify' themselves into women’s categories. Unsurprisingly, the duo have come out on top.

BREAKING: 2 Biological males who identify as women just took home first place medals at the BC Power Lifting Asscoiation’s provincial meet in Burnaby.

Audrey Yun: The one adjusting junk on the left.

Stacey Beting: on the right
More to come at: https://t.co/T8e79jYt3y pic.twitter.com/BQLUjxJMhM

— Drea Humphrey (@DreaHumphrey) June 1, 2025

During the BCPA’s 2025 Provincial Championship Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships, held May 30 to June 1 at the Christine Sinclair Community Centre, biological males Audrey Yun and Stacey Beting outranked their competition in key women’s divisions.

Yun swept the entire women’s 84kg+ category by ranking first in squat, bench, and deadlift, with a total of 500 kilograms lifted — an astonishing 90 kilograms (198 lbs) more than the top female lifter in the same weight class.

Stacey Beting, another male-born competitor who identifies as a trans-woman, dominated the 69kg women’s squat competition by placing first. In total, Beting lifted 27.5 kilograms (61 lbs) more than the strongest female in the same weight category.

This isn’t the first time both Yun and Beting have stood atop the women’s podium. Last summer at the B.C. Summer Open, Rebel News captured Yun and Beting taking the podium in women’s powerlifting.

The two were free to dominate female athletes even more this time around, despite Yun receiving a previous suspension for allegedly harassing female athletes in Strongwoman competitions.

Rebel News reached out to the BCPA to ask if they’ve considered creating an open or third category to restore fairness in women’s powerlifting and what measures they took to ensure fair competition in the provincials. The BCPA has not responded.

“Women’s and girls’ sports are worth fighting for,” Tara Armstrong, an independent MLA representing Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream, told Rebel News after learning of Yun and Beting’s biologically advantaged victories.

“Protecting the integrity of female sports requires acknowledging biological differences," continued Armstrong.

“Separate categories exist for a reason — it’s time we return to that.”

BREAKING: Today BC MLA @TaraArmstrongBC asked Eby’s government if they will finally admit women are women and stop experimenting on kids with “gender medicine.”

She also called out the work of serial child transitioner (psych) Dr. Wallace Wong.https://t.co/T8e79jYt3y pic.twitter.com/PbcKciOlmD

— Drea Humphrey (@DreaHumphrey) April 17, 2025

Armstrong recently sounded the alarm on this issue inside the legislature regarding the need to protect women’s spaces and children from the harms of radical gender ideology.

In April, the U.K. issued a landmark ruling that officially defined "woman" based on biological sex. This ruling restored protections for women in areas like sport. Days later, Armstrong asked Eby's NDP government two questions. First, could it also properly define the term "woman"? Second, would it act to protect sex-based rights in sport and beyond?

Instead of answers, Armstrong received accusations from NDP Attorney General Niki Sharma, smearing the MLA as “spreading hate.”

Rebel News also reached out to B.C.’s NDP Minister of Sport, Spencer Chandra Herbert, and B.C. Conservative Sport Critic, Mandeep Dhaliwal, for comment on this weekend’s competition. Neither responded.

PETITION: Protect Female Spaces

12,098 signatures

Goal: 15,000 signatures

Women's spaces must be protected from those seeking to invade traditionally female areas. Please sign here to demand our politicians listen up and take action.

Sign Now

Optional email code

Will you sign?

First Name

Last Name

Email

Mobile phone

Send me email updates

Send me text message updates

Country AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, the Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzech RepublicCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland Islands (Malvinas)Faroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly See (Vatican City State)HondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIran, Islamic Republic ofIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesia, Federated States ofMoldova, Republic ofMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth KoreaNorth Macedonia, Republic ofNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Martin (French part)Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint Maarten (Dutch part)SlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands

Street address

Apt, suite, etc.

City

State AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces PacificCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFederated States of MicronesiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarshall IslandsMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPalauPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirgin IslandVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming

Zip code

Apt, suite, etc.

City

Province

Postal code

Apt, suite, etc.

City/Suburb

State/territory

Postal code

Apt, suite, etc.

City

Postal code

Street 2

City

Postcode

Apt, suite, etc.

City

Province

Postal code

Apartment, suite, etc.

City

Postal code

Apt, suite, etc.

City

Postal code

Apt, suite, etc.

City

State/region

Postal code

Comments (optional)

I want to volunteer