UPenn to ban transgender athletes, feds say, ending civil rights case focused on swimmer Lia Thomas
- On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education and the University of Pennsylvania revealed a voluntary agreement in which Penn will prohibit transgender women from participating on its women’s athletic teams, settling a federal civil rights complaint centered on swimmer Lia Thomas.
- The agreement followed a Department investigation starting in February under the Trump administration, which found Penn violated Title IX by allowing biological males to compete in female athletics, thus disadvantaging female athletes.
- Penn agreed to strip Lia Thomas of all collegiate swimming titles and records, including her 2022 national championship in the 500-yard freestyle and several program records, while restoring those honors to female athletes who lost to her.
- Education Secretary Linda McMahon described the agreement as a success for women and girls, affirming the department’s commitment to vigorously uphold Title IX and apply its provisions fully under the law.
- Penn will send personalized apology letters to female athletes affected by prior policies and will adopt biology-based sex definitions to ensure males will not compete in female athletic programs going forward.
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The University of Pennsylvania goes back on the case Lia Thomas and apologizes to the athletes biologically women who have been "disadvantaged" in the competition. From now on those born male will not participate in the women's races.Medal withdrawn and many excuses to the other athletes. It closes...
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UPenn To Apologize to Female Athletes for Title IX Violations, Strip Swimmer ‘Lia’ Thomas of Medals › American Greatness
The University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) has agreed to resolve Title IX violations that arose when biological male swimmer Lia (Will) Thomas was allowed to compete […] Source
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