{"id":1497940,"date":"2022-05-31T10:59:59","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T14:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1497940"},"modified":"2022-05-31T11:00:02","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T15:00:02","slug":"upenn-swimmer-details-truth-surrounding-lia-thomas-in-new-matt-walsh-doc-what-is-a-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/upenn-swimmer-details-truth-surrounding-lia-thomas-in-new-matt-walsh-doc-what-is-a-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"UPenn Swimmer Details Truth Surrounding Lia Thomas In New Matt Walsh Doc \u2018What Is A Woman?\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fupenn-swimmer-details-truth-surrounding-lia-thomas-in-new-matt-walsh-doc-what-is-a-woman%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=1497940&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--><p>A female on the University of Pennsylvania\u2019s women\u2019s swim team told bestselling author and podcast host Matt Walsh what it was really like having female-identifying Lia Thomas, who is biologically male, permitted to join the team and dominate in the Ivy League.<\/p>\n<p>The UPenn Swimmer, who asked to have her identity shielded out of fear of retribution, spoke exclusively to Walsh for his highly anticipated documentary, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/videos\/what-is-a-woman-official-trailer\">What Is a Woman?<\/a>\u201d The doc, which challenges radical gender theory, will be available to stream exclusively for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/videos\/what-is-a-woman-official-trailer\">Daily Wire members<\/a> on June 1, at 8 p.m. You can become a member\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/videos\/what-is-a-woman-official-trailer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a lot of things we couldn\u2019t talk about that was concerning,\u201d the swimmer told Walsh.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">GMA interviewed Lia Thomas today. Great timing. Our film features one of Thomas&#8217;s teammates. She told me that women on her team were silenced and referred to psychological counseling if they objected to having Thomas on the team. More in the full film: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xibkNa4oHW\">https:\/\/t.co\/xibkNa4oHW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YRRf2S712a\">pic.twitter.com\/YRRf2S712a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1531649621298118662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The anonymous athlete explained that even basic concerns about the locker room were not brought up. If they were, she said, it was clear you\u2019d be smeared as \u201ctransphobic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Thomas still has a penis and has not had surgery to remove it and dates females, according to teammates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you even brought up concerns about it, you were \u2018transphobic,&#8217;\u201d she told Walsh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you even bring up the fact that Lia\u2019s swimming might not be fair, you\u2019re immediately shut down and called a hateful person, or transphobic,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>Walsh pressed,\u00a0\u201cBut there\u2019s never any conversation \u2014 the coach didn\u2019t sit everyone down and acknowledge what everyone is upset about?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, Penn actually brought in people high up in the athletic department to talk to us, like brought in someone from the LGBTQ center, they brought in someone from psychological services,\u201d the female swimmer started.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, you\u2019re upset, and you need some support about what\u2019s happening, so\u00a0you need psychological help,\u201d Walsh interjected.<\/p>\n<p>The higher-ups told the swimmers in no uncertain terms, \u201cLia\u2019s swimming is a non-negotiable,\u201d she recalled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve made it pretty clear, if you speak up about it, your life will be over in some way, you\u2019ll be blasted all over the internet as a \u2018transphobe,\u2019 \u2026 you\u2019ll never be able to get a job,\u201d the teammate told Walsh.<\/p>\n<p>Walsh has said the documentary really exposes that the core of gender ideology is \u201chollow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI sought out experts in every field in the gender theory world \u2014 doctors, therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists,\u00a0politicians, activists, and transgender people themselves \u2014 and I put the question to them directly,\u201d he explained. \u201cI\u00a0found \u2014 and you\u2019ll see in the film \u2014 their arguments collapsed not with hammer blows or a hard push, but with simple questions, because the core of gender ideology is hollow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatisawoman.com\/\">www.whatisawoman.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH the trailer for the documentary, below:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Coming June 1. My journey to find the answer to the great question of our time. You will not want to miss this film. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WhatIsAWoman?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WhatIsAWoman<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bufxepMrBZ\">pic.twitter.com\/bufxepMrBZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1525477731181502464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/matt-walsh-talks-new-doc-reveals-shocking-answers-he-received-to-simple-question-what-is-a-woman\">Matt Walsh Talks New Doc, Reveals \u2018Shocking\u2019 Answers He Received To Simple Question, \u2018What Is A\u00a0Woman?\u2019<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A female on the University of Pennsylvania\u2019s women\u2019s swim team told bestselling author and podcast host Matt Walsh what it was really like having female-identifying Lia Thomas, who is biologically male, permitted to join the team and dominate in the Ivy League. 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