Lia Thomas has been in the news for a while because of the new rules surrounding trans people in general. Now it seems a new decision has stripped her of all her titles.
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The website now says, “Competing under eligibility rules in effect at the time, Lia Thomas set program records in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle during the 2021-22 season.”
She said, “The Department commends UPenn for rectifying its past harms against women and girls, and we will continue to fight relentlessly to restore Title IX’s (the prohibition of sex-based discrimination in schools or educational establishments) proper application and enforce it to the fullest extent of the law.”
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