What a victory for sanity — and for truth and fairness.
This week, the University of Pennsylvania apologized to female swimmers on their 2021-2022 roster who had to endure a season of changing next to a biological male in the locker room and competing with the strapping 6 foot 1 athlete Lia, formerly Will, Thomas.
They also restored any school records broken by Thomas, who became the first transgender athlete to win a division 1 NCAA title.
As part of a resolution, the University of Pennsylvania is now scrapping Lia Thomas’ records. USA TODAY Sports
This wasn’t some heartfelt moral reckoning, rather to resolve a US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights investigation into the school’s violation of Title IX for allowing a biological male to swim on the women’s team.
But still, it’s a win.
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