{"id":1197842,"date":"2022-01-07T17:49:49","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T22:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1197842"},"modified":"2022-01-07T17:49:54","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T22:49:54","slug":"ivy-league-pledges-unwavering-commitment-to-trans-swimmer-lia-thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ivy-league-pledges-unwavering-commitment-to-trans-swimmer-lia-thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivy League Pledges &#039;Unwavering Commitment&#039; to Trans Swimmer Lia Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fivy-league-pledges-unwavering-commitment-to-trans-swimmer-lia-thomas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1197842&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-17-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has received \u201cunwavering\u201d support from the Ivy League despite his unfair advantage over female competitors.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas, a biological male, has been shattering women\u2019s records in college swimming this season and raising the hackles of many of his teammates in the process. But while many of his peers are not pleased with the performance, Thomas is being supported by the NCAA.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOver the past several years, Lia and the University of Pennsylvania worked with the NCAA to follow all of the appropriate protocols in order to comply with the NCAA policy on transgender athlete participation and compete on the Penn women\u2019s swimming and diving team. The Ivy League has adopted and applies the same NCAA policy,\u201d the conference said in a Thursday statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ivy League reaffirms its unwavering commitment to providing an inclusive environment for all student-athletes while condemning transphobia and discrimination in any form,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Ivy League releases the following statement of support regarding Penn&#8217;s Lia Thomas&#8217; participation on the women&#8217;s swimming and diving team. \ud83c\udf3f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wdEDW4ud5O\">pic.twitter.com\/wdEDW4ud5O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Ivy League (@IvyLeague) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IvyLeague\/status\/1479165876007886852?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe league welcomes her participation in the sport of women\u2019s swimming and diving and looks forward to celebrating the success of all of our student-athletes throughout the season,\u201d the statement concluded.<\/p>\n<p>The University also came out in full support of the transgender swimmer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPenn Athletics is committed to being a welcoming and inclusive environment for all our student-athletes, coaches and staff and we hold true to that commitment today and in the future,\u201d the university tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Statement regarding our women\u2019s swimmer, Lia Thomas. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FightOnPenn?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FightOnPenn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lvrnBbfeEr\">pic.twitter.com\/lvrnBbfeEr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Penn Quakers (@pennathletics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pennathletics\/status\/1479165903652675598?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAs a member of the NCAA, Penn is governed by the policies of the national governing body. Lia Thomas has met or exceeded all NCAA protocols over the past two years for a transgender female student-athlete to compete for a women\u2019s team. She will continue to represent the Penn women\u2019s swimming team in competition this season,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe fully support all the student-athletes and coaches in our swimming &amp; diving program and look forward to the team\u2019s continued success this season,\u201d the school concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas\u2019 teammates have not been as happy over the transgender swimmer\u2019s successes. It is reported that several of the women considered boycotting the last event of the season over Thomas. But the boycott idea failed when the women became <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2021\/12\/29\/report-upenn-women-mulled-boycott-over-trans-swimmer-lia-thomas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">afraid<\/a> that the school and the NCAA might destroy their swimming careers over their anti-trans stance.<\/p>\n<p><i>Follow Warner Todd Huston on Facebook at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston\">facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has received \u201cunwavering\u201d support from the Ivy League despite his unfair advantage over female competitors. 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