Category: Lia Thomas

Trans Athletes, The New York Times, and the Ivy League

Commentary How individuals and institutions react to Lia Thomas, the biological male who is allowed to compete in women’s college swim competitions, is a good indicator of people’s values and level of rationality. To recap, Will Thomas, a man who until two years ago was a member of the University of Pennsylvania’s men’s swim team,…


USA Swimming Official Quits Over Trans Swimmer Competing Against Women

USA Swimming official Cynthia Millen has resigned in protest over the participation of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas in women’s competitions, saying in the resignation letter she can’t back a sport that allows “biological men to compete against women.” The resignation letter to USA Swimming indicates that Millen, who has been involved in the sport for some…