US EditionUPenn to ban transgender athletes, feds say, ending civil rights case focused on swimmer Lia Thomas
- The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to ban transgender athletes from women's sports as part of a deal with the Trump administration, resolving a civil rights investigation related to swimmer Lia Thomas' participation on the women's swim team.
- Education Secretary Linda McMahon called the agreement a "great victory for women and girls," highlighting protections for future female athletes at UPenn.
- UPenn will apologize for allowing Lia Thomas to compete as a woman and must adopt biology-based definitions of male and female.
- In exchange for these changes, the Department of Education will drop its civil rights case against UPenn, which alleged discrimination against cisgender women.
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The transgender swimmer Lia Thomas had won the women's college championships for the University of Pennsylvania in 2022 – causing excitement
UPenn agrees to accept Trump administration's Title IX demands
UPenn agreed Tuesday to resolve what the Education Dept. deemed to be a violation of Title IX by allowing a transgender woman, Lia Thomas, to participate in women’s swimming. Thomas tied with Riley Gaines in an NCAA championship race.
UPenn bans transgender athletes following swimming furore
The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to ban transgender athletes from its women’s sports teams, settling a federal civil rights case stemming from the furore around swimmer Lia Thomas, the US government said on Tuesday. The US Department of Education said in a statement that UPenn had entered into a resolution agreement vowing to comply with Title IX, the federal law which prohibits sex-based discrimination in any educational program. It fo…
After the transgender swimmer took part in women's races in 2021 and 2022, the University of Pennsylvania undertook not to accept transgender sports.
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