Former Penn swimmer Lia Thomas spoke at a panel earlier this month and railed against an Iowa law that banned trans inclusion in women's sports.
Lia Thomas, a transgender NCAA champion swimmer who caused controversy in the sport for competing against and winning races over women during the 2021-22 season, railed against an Iowa law that prohibited trans athletes in women’s and girls’ sports. Thomas spoke at the Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports event at Iowa State University earlier this month. Dr. Kelly Winfrey, an associate professor in women gender studies at the school, moderated the event, and Dr.
Their talk dove into Iowa’s ban on trans inclusion in female sports, according to the Iowa State Daily. Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the bill into law in March 2022. Several others states have since enacted their own laws against trans inclusion in women’s sports as well. 'With the ban here in Iowa … the state is actively saying to trans kids, ‘You don’t deserve to participate. You are actually being excluded,' the former UPenn swimmer said at the Nov. 13 event.
The discussion did not appear to address the anguish female athletes have felt competing with a transgender woman. Paula Scanlan, who was Thomas’ teammate at UPenn, told the House Judiciary subcommittee last year that Thomas’ presence in the locker room created a bigger issue for her as a survivor of sexual assault. 'This is real. I know women who have lost roster spots and spots on the podium.
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