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Transgender Swimmer Lia Thomas Accuses Critics of Transphobia and Anti-Feminism

  • According to Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania, some of her teammates showed only half-support for her transition.
  • Thomas criticized her University of Pennsylvania teammates for their "fraud feministic beliefs" in a podcast interview.
  • Thomas accused her teammates and other critics of using feminism to push transphobic beliefs by limiting womanhood to biology.
  • Thomas argued that trans-exclusionary radical feminists are hindering progress for women's rights by opposing trans women.
  • New trans-exclusionary regulations are being implemented as the U.S. House passed legislation preventing trans women from competing in female sports.
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