by Keelin Ferris | Mar 21, 2022 | Articles, Exclusive Member, Opinion, Social Issues
As previously reported by Liberty Nation, Lia Thomas, a transfemale swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania, has made waves in and out of the pool. She has been criticized and praised for being a successful athlete as a transgender person. Her fate at the collegiate...
by Keelin Ferris | Feb 8, 2022 | Articles, Exclusive Member, Opinion, Politics
USA Swimming issues a new policy establishing eligibility requirements for elite transgender athletes. This rule change comes following Lia Thomas’s controversial participation on the UPenn women’s swim team as a trans female. She has received an abundance...
by Keelin Ferris | Jan 11, 2022 | Articles, Exclusive Member, Opinion, Politics
Lia Thomas, a male-to-female transgender swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania, has caused her fair share of controversy and debate in the sports community this season. Some say trans females like Thomas have an unfair advantage over biological, or cisgender,...
by Keelin Ferris | Dec 12, 2021 | Articles, Politics, Social Issues
A University of Pennsylvania women’s swimmer is smashing records and the competition; however, her presence is making waves beyond just the pool. Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer, has received backlash within the swimming and sports communities. Transgender presence...