GAY NEWS
Gay powerlifter sets record
Published Jun 07, 2006
Illinois native John Hudson isn’t the limp-wristed pansy of anti-gay stereotypes.
An English lecturer working on his doctorate at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Hudson, 40, is all brains and brawn. He set a world record in the deadlift for the master’s division, ages 40-46, in Minneapolis on May 27 with a lift of 701.9 pounds, according to OutSports.
Additionally, Hudson, who started lifting at 14 years old, won the bench press and set an Illinois state record with a 677.7 pound press, according to OutSports.
"I've had very few negative experiences in the sport in connection to being out," Hudson told OutSports. "As a whole, regardless of their socio-political leanings, powerlifters tend to judge other lifters based on their effort, accomplishments, and their contributions to the sport.”
An English lecturer working on his doctorate at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Hudson, 40, is all brains and brawn. He set a world record in the deadlift for the master’s division, ages 40-46, in Minneapolis on May 27 with a lift of 701.9 pounds, according to OutSports.
Additionally, Hudson, who started lifting at 14 years old, won the bench press and set an Illinois state record with a 677.7 pound press, according to OutSports.
"I've had very few negative experiences in the sport in connection to being out," Hudson told OutSports. "As a whole, regardless of their socio-political leanings, powerlifters tend to judge other lifters based on their effort, accomplishments, and their contributions to the sport.”