Summary
The University of Pennsylvania has decided to stop transgender athletes from competing in women's sports and will erase records set by prominent transgender swimmer Lia Thomas. This follows an agreement with the US Department of Education after a federal investigation into Thomas's participation in women's events.
Key Facts
- The University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) agreed to bar transgender athletes from women's sports.
- UPenn will remove records set by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas from its women’s sports records.
- The decision follows a federal civil rights investigation by the US Department of Education.
- Lia Thomas is a transgender athlete who won an NCAA Division I title in 2022.
- Thomas began transitioning with hormone replacement therapy in 2019.
- The NCAA recently changed rules to limit women's events to athletes identified as female at birth.
- UPenn's changes are part of a broader move in the US to limit transgender participation in sports.
- UPenn acknowledged that some athletes felt disadvantaged by previous NCAA rules.
