The university of pennsylvania will block transgender athletes from female sports teams and erase the records set by swimmer lia thomas as part of an agreement with the. Transgender swimmer lia thomas lost a legal battle wednesday challenging an effective ban on trans women competing in the highest levels of women's swimming, dashing. Upenn will ban transgender women from women's sports and restore records to female athletes after a federal probe found it violated title ix protections. 50 minutes ago who is lia thomas? The transgender swimmer banned by university of pennsylvania over this reason lia catherine thomas is an american swimmer born in may.
Pequeo is a breaking news. The university of pennsylvania and the u. s. Department of education announced a deal on tuesday that will strip lia thomas of the swimmer's records and titles. Lia thomas is a former university of pennsylvania swimmer who drew harsh criticism for her success as the first openly transgender athlete to win a division i. On wednesday, the trump administration announced it would freeze $175 million of penns federal funding, attributing the decision to alleged title ix violations from allowing. Lia catherine thomas[2] (born may 1999) is an american swimmer and the first openly transgender athlete to win an ncaa division i national championship, having won the. The university of pennsylvania has agreed to ban transgender women from its women's sports teams to resolve a federal civil rights case.
