Lia Thomas Loses Legal Challenge to Compete in the Olympics
Olympics,Sports,Lia Thomas,LGBTQ Issues,Transgender Athletes
Will “Lia” Thomas, the male swimmer who thinks he’s a woman, will not be able to rob women of awards in the Olympics. In January, Townhall reported how Thomas was engaged in a “secret” legal battle in hopes of overturning a rule established by World Aquatics prohibiting males who think they’re “transgender” from competing against women. This week, the Associated Press broke that Thomas lost the legal challenge. Reportedly, the Court of Arbitration for Sport three-judge panel dismissed Thomas’ request or arbitration with the World Aquatics governing body (via AP):...
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