Daily News | Lia Thomas speaks on podcast about trans issues and her experience at Penn
Former Penn swimmer Lia Thomas spoke about her experience as a lightning rod in the topic of trans athletes on a podcast hosted by another trans athlete, Schuyler Bailar, a former swimmer at Harvard.that opposed her participation in championship meets, a former Olympian now campaigning for legislation to limit trans athletes, Thomas said it was hard to feel opposition coming from some teammates who she thought had her back. She pointed out the contradiction in the support they were expressing.
“I definitely struggled with at first, sort of like a year ago following the season, following NCAAs, of feeling almost a responsibility or maybe even a blame for some of the new rulings or rules or legislation,” Thomas said. She realized, however, “It wasn’t me personally that sparked it; it was just [trans-exclusionists] were waiting for a trans woman to be successful to go on a whole tirade against trans people and pass all sorts of legislation.
“I have almost no memories of a time before I was a swimmer. It’s something that’s been a huge part of my life since I was young and has been hugely impactful and influential in shaping me as a person and helping me grow and helping me overcome obstacles.” Thomas said. “The joy of being active, of being able to move my body and move through the water and being able to do it with my friends and peers has been an incredible experience and has helped me so much as a person.
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