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Trans Swimmer Lia Thomas Loses Legal Case to Compete in Olympics

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  • #Women
  • #LGBT
Trans Swimmer Lia Thomas Loses Legal Case to Compete in Olympics
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JUN 2024
Above: Lia Thomas looks on after swimming the 500 freestyle during the 2022 Ivy League Womens Swimming and Diving Championships at Blodgett Pool on February 17, 2022 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Image copyright: Kathryn Riley/Contributor/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images
story last updated JUN 2024

The Spin

Right narrative

This case was thrown out not because it concerned the legitimacy of the ban but because Thomas wasn't eligible to dispute it. World Aquatics is committed to promoting inclusivity and celebrating diversity, which is why it introduced a separate category so swimmers can compete without barriers. While one can ignore Thomas' transition out of the pool, it's unfair not to acknowledge the swimmer's physical advantage — in endurance, speed, and lung size even after reduced testosterone levels — inside of it.

New York Post

Left narrative

This is a sad day for sports. By denying Thomas' request to overturn a ban that further alienates transgender sportspersons, increases invasive testing that hurts all women athletes, and is contrary to the Olympic charter and the World Aquatics constitution, the court has added to the discrimination trans people face and given credence to right-wing claims — which aren't backed by any direct or consistent research — that transgender athletes have an unfair advantage over their cisgender peers.

Newsweek

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