Paula Scanlan, an ex-teammate of controversial transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, has attacked UPenn for “shutting down” any criticism about the athlete joining the women’s team in 2020 – and al…
An ex-teammate of controversial transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has attacked UPenn for “shutting down” any criticism about the athlete joining the women’s team in 2020 – and alleged that the school “effectively silenced” them.told the Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh
Paula Scanlan, a former teammate of transgender UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas, has accused the school of preventing the athletes from speaking out about the controversial member.“I can’t speak for everyone, but I think it was a lot of shock, a lot of uncomfortable smiling. But that’s just my interpretation,” Scanlan said.
Scanlan added that “after that point, no one would talk about it anymore. They effectively silenced us even within talking to each other.”Scanlan said Thomas informed the team in 2019, when she was called Will, that she’d be joining the following year.“When this was first announced, we were maybe told Lia might be changing in a different locker room or might continue to stay in the men’s locker room,” Scanlan said.
“For me personally, the biggest thing was just when you’re changing and there’s all these people talking in the background – you hear all these women’s voices, and then all the sudden you hear a man’s voice – I would always kind of jump a little bit,” Scanlan said.
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