The University of Pennsylvania agreed not to accept more transgender athletes in its women’s teams, after the controversy raised by the case of swimmer Lia Thomas. It is due to a Trump administration line drop.
The University of Pennsylvania He made a significant change in his sports policy: he agreed to exclude transgender women from their female sports teams, after a federal civil rights investigation.
This decision, which is part of a compliance agreement with the administration of Donald Trumpincludes the revocation of the titles and records that the transgender swimmer held Lia Thomas. During the presidential campaign, the Republican leader promised to end the “Transgender delirium”.
The Department of Education was based on a federal law that prohibits gender discrimination in educational programs, which is why “It will adopt from now on the biological definitions of men and women” and “It will not allow men to participate in female athletic programs”according to the Ministry statement on the terms of the agreement.
These awards are being restored to athletes that were originally above the ranking. The University also presented formal apologies to these athletes.
Lia Thomasfirst transgender swimmer to win a university competition in USA In March of 2022, He embodied the hot matter of the participation of transgender athletes in female evidence. His results raised a heated debate in which critics argued that, having competed as a man in the past, he enjoyed an unfair physiological advantage.
This new measure promoted a broader debate on sports equity, and many support the decision as a step towards the preservation of competitive integrity in women’s sport.
Policy change underlines the commitment to categorize sports participation according to biological sex, in line with recent federal guidelines.
In the international sphere, athletics, swimming and cycling federations demand a transition “Before puberty”which is practically an exclusion, since most countries do not allow such a early gender change.
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