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NCAA champion Lia Thomas hits back at critics: “Trans women are not a threat to women’s sports”

Trans swimmer Lia Thomas opened up about the harsh critics regarding trans women competing in sports. Over the last year, the former University of Pennsylvania athlete has earned monumental achievements within the collegiate sports world and the LGBTQ+ community. Back in March, Thomas became the first out transgender athlete to win a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) swimming championship. A few months before the groundbreaking win, the young athlete earned the fastest times in the 200 and 500-yard freestyle during the Zippy Invitational. Unfortunately, alongside her massive wins, Thomas has…

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Policy protecting transgender participation in sport dropped by NCAA

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced changes to its transgender participation policy on 19 January. The latest guidelines mean that trans women wishing to compete on a women’s team have to follow rules set by both national and international governing bodies, meaning a certain testosterone level will have to be met in order to participate. Despite this, there was no medical or legal guidance provided in the announcement and “a sport-by-sport approach” will now be adopted to bring the NCAA in line with both domestic and foreign Olympic Committees.…

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