{"id":1984346,"date":"2023-07-27T16:28:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T20:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-teammate-of-lia-thomas-testifies-before-congress\/"},"modified":"2023-07-27T16:30:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T20:30:06","slug":"former-teammate-of-lia-thomas-testifies-before-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-teammate-of-lia-thomas-testifies-before-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-teammate of Lia Thomas speaks at Congress."},"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\">14<\/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%2Fformer-teammate-of-lia-thomas-testifies-before-congress%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=1984346&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 class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Transgender University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas poses with\u200c teammates Hannah Kannan, Camryn Carter, and Margot Kaczorowski\u200c after winning the 400 yard freestyle relay\u200d during the 2022 \u2064Ivy League Womens Swimming and\u200b Diving Championships at Blodgett Pool on February 19, \u20622022 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u2063 (Photo by Kathryn Riley\/Getty \u200cImages)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/noah-herring\">Noah \u2064Herring<\/a><br \/>1:20 PM \u2013 Thursday, July 27, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Former NCAA Division I swimmer Paula Scanlan, who was a teammate\u200d of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas \u200dat the University of Pennsylvania, testified before a \u2064House Judiciary subcommittee on Thursday. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>She shared\u2064 her experiences and the impact Thomas had on the team. <\/p>\n<p>Scanlan, \u2063who currently serves as a spokesperson and advisor for the Independent Women\u2019s Forum, testified during\u200d a hearing on \u201cgender-affirming care \u2064for minors.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>During the hearing, Scanlan indicated \u200dthat \u2062university officials disregarded the concerns \u200bof \u200cthe female athletes on the \u200dteam and told them that\u2064 Thomas joining them was \u201cnon-negotiable.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When Lia Thomas \u2064joined the team, the University of Pennsylvania offered <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulaYScanlan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PaulaYScanlan<\/a> and her teammates psychological services to re-educate themselves to become comfortable\u2062 undressing\u2064 in front of a\u2062 man. <\/p>\n<p>Listen\u200d to Paula&#8217;s story \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C4g4yTeCfU\">pic.twitter.com\/C4g4yTeCfU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 House Judiciary \u200cGOP \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@JudiciaryGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudiciaryGOP\/status\/1684580990122065922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cOnce the season began,\u2064 Thomas was leading \u2062the country\u200b in multiple events, while \u2063only placing in\u200b the top 500 in those events on the men\u2019s team. \u200dThomas later became an NCAA champion in the 500-yard freestyle \u2014 the first NCAA champion in \u2062our women\u2019s team history program. While many of you \u2062already know this, what you \u200cdo not know is the experience \u200cof the\u200d women on the University of Pennsylvania\u2064 swim team,\u201d Scanlan said during her \u2063opening\u200b statement. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Scanlan spoke on the uncomfortable experiences she and her teammates endured\u200d during their time with Thomas\u2064 while\u2062 in the women\u2019s locker room. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cMy teammates \u2063and I were forced to \u2063undress in \u2062the presence of Lia, a 6-foot-4 \u200ctall biological male, fully \u200dintact with male\u200d genitalia, 18 times per week. Some girls opted to change in bathroom stalls, and others used the family bathroom to avoid this,\u201d She said. \u201cWhen we tried to voice our concerns to the athletic department, we\u200b were told that Lia\u2019s swimming \u2064and being in our locker room was a\u2063 non-negotiable, \u200dand we were offered psychological services to attempt to re-educate us to become comfortable with \u2063the idea of undressing \u2062in front of a male.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo sum \u200cup the university\u2019s response, we the women were\u2064 the problem, not \u2062the victims. We were \u2062expected to conform, to move\u200c over and shut up. Our feelings didn\u2019t\u2063 matter,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Scanlan also revealed in an emotional response how Thomas\u2019s\u200b presence greatly affected her as a\u200c prior survivor of sexual\u200d assault.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis is real.\u2064 I know women who have lost roster spots and spots\u2062 on the podium. I know of women with sexual trauma who are adversely impacted \u2063by having biological males in their locker\u2063 room without their consent. I know\u2062 this because \u2062I am one of these\u200c women,\u201d said Scanlan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was sexually assaulted on \u2062June 3<sup>rd<\/sup> of 2016. I was only 16 years old. I was able to forgive \u200bmy attacker but violence\u2063 against \u2064women \u2062still exists. Let us not forget\u2062 the viral #MeToo movement\u2064 that empowered female victims\u2063 to speak up. It casts a spotlight on the \u200cwidespread \u2064prevalence of sexual assault and abuse, including in scholarly\u2062 and educational institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Paula Scanlan, Lia Thomas&#8217; teammate at UPenn, drops a \u2063BOMB\u200b on Congress.\u200b As a victim\u200b of previous sexual assault, having \u2064an \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-teammate-of-lia-thomas-testifies-before-congress\/\" title=\"Ex-teammate of Lia Thomas speaks at Congress.\">intact &#038;\u2062 exposed man undressing\u200d inches<\/a>\u200b away\u2062 from \u200dher is traumatic in ways some could never understand.<\/p>\n<p>Our experience is not hypothetical \u2064&#038; it&#8217;s not unique. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dZnFqWgSQD\">pic.twitter.com\/dZnFqWgSQD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/1684579155638362118?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July\u2064 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MIC DROP: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulaYScanlan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PaulaYScanlan<\/a> DESTROYS <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepCohen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepCohen<\/a> on biological men using women\u2019s \u200dfacilities \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By Rep. Cohen admitting that we need barriers [in women&#8217;s facilities] acknowledges there are biological differences between men and women. <\/p>\n<p>And \u200dby acknowledging that we need to have\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TzA2EewCru\">pic.twitter.com\/TzA2EewCru<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Matt \u2063Gaetz \u2064(@RepMattGaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMattGaetz\/status\/1684602493991272448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Thomas\u2019 involvement on \u200dthe team reportedly caused much \u2064division among\u200d the swimmers. \u200c <\/p>\n<p>While some swimmers supported Thomas,\u200c 16 others had submitted an anonymous group-letter calling out the\u2062 school \u2064for\u2063 challenging rules\u200c that would\u200b have banned Thomas \u200cfrom swimming with\u2064 biological women. <\/p>\n<p>Despite\u2062 the letter, Thomas was still\u2062 allowed to swim, going from 554<sup>th<\/sup> in the nation when competing against \u200cmen in the\u200d 2018\u20132019\u200c season to 5<sup>th<\/sup> when \u200dcompeting against women in \u2064the 2021\u20132022 season.<\/p>\n<p>The transgender swimmer also beat Ivy League records in the 500 and \u200b200 meter freestyle. <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe \u200dhere.\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Former NHL legend, \u200dRon \u2062Duguay, spoke\u2063 with our N.Y. \u200bcorrespondent Caitlin Sinclair on all things woke sports.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Expanding school choice is\u200d an idea \u200dnot \u2063being backed by the Nevada \u200cState legislature, despite serious concerns over\u00a0class size,\u00a0literacy, \u2062and subject matter.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Dr. Jeff \u200cBarke<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Ivory\u200c Hecker<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Alexander\u200c Marrow and Gleb Stolyarov \u200b(Reuters) -Russian tech giant Yandex reported a 27%\u2064 fall in second-quarter net profit on\u200b Thursday as\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>DUBLIN (Reuters) \u2013 Digital rights\u2062 group NOYB on \u200cThursday filed\u2062 a complaint\u2062 against Ryanair, alleging that the\u200c airline\u2063 is violating\u200c customers\u2019 data\u2026 \u2064 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>LONDON (Reuters) -Britain\u2019s GMB trade union said on Thursday more\u200c than a \u2062thousand workers at two Amazon fulfilment centres in\u2063 England would\u2026\u200b <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Aditya Soni\u200c (Reuters) \u2013 Meta shares \u2062surged\u200d nearly 8% on Thursday \u200bas a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-release-conditions\/\" title=\"Conditions for the release of Hunter Biden.\">rosy revenue forecast showed<\/a> that artificial intelligence was\u2026 \u2064 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas from the University of Pennsylvania celebrates with teammates after winning the 400 yard freestyle relay at the 2022 Ivy League Women&#8217;s Swimming and Diving Championships in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 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