Lia Thomas wins individual Ivy League championship, first trans athlete to do so
Lia Thomas won the women’s 500-free at the Ivy League Championship, setting a pool record.
By Karleigh Webb | February 17, 2022Lia Thomas won the women’s 500-free at the Ivy League Championship, setting a pool record.
By Karleigh Webb | February 17, 2022Thomas has endured public attacks while the Ivy League and Penn remained silent for too long.
By Karleigh Webb | February 16, 2022Thomas and Henig each had record-setting performances in the Ivy League Championships.
By Karleigh Webb | February 16, 2022Thomas can now compete in the NCAA championships, provided she falls in line with pre-existing NCAA rules.
By Karleigh Webb | February 11, 2022Conference notes NCAA policy for current year only applies to NCAA championships.
By Karleigh Webb | February 8, 2022The imposing two-way defenseman started her career playing hockey with boys. Now she has won her 2nd Olympic medal.
By Karleigh Webb | February 2, 2022The NCAA has said it will defer its trans policies to governing bodies. League championships are in two weeks.
By Karleigh Webb | February 1, 2022Penn-West Chester was a planned rest week as Thomas looks to Ivy League and NCAA championship meets.
By Karleigh Webb | January 30, 2022As the debate surrounding trans athletes continues, some of Thomas’ peers stood up in word and deed.
By Karleigh Webb | January 28, 2022After a quiet afternoon in Cambridge, uncertainty looms for Thomas as NCAA transgender policy shifts.
By Karleigh Webb | January 24, 2022This week’s edition of the Trans Sporter Room features a dynamic duo who are working on trans inclusion in Denmark.
By Karleigh Webb | January 21, 2022The policy, which will be adopted immediately, could bring a new twist to the Lia Thomas saga.
By Karleigh Webb | January 20, 2022Reddy and fellow law students spoke out for Lia Thomas as she discusses in The Trans Sporter Room.
By Karleigh Webb | January 17, 2022Thomas showed slower times in her two wins, as Yale transgender swimmer Iszac Henig showed speed, beating Thomas head-to-head.
By Karleigh Webb | January 9, 2022The MMA fighter seeks to continue Fallon Fox’s legacy, but also opened her first fight leaving a special legacy of her own.
By Karleigh Webb | December 29, 2021Willful misgendering. Deadnames in news articles. Professional transphobes are telling you who they are by weaponizing misgendering. Believe them.
By Karleigh Webb | December 28, 2021Noem’s political theatre may collide with legal and sports reality.
By Karleigh Webb | December 16, 2021A college swimmer is the latest trans woman athlete-turned-transphobe’s latest “villain.”
By Karleigh Webb | December 9, 2021The senior swimmer at Penn set school and Ivy League records, and perhaps set up a run at NCAA history.
By Karleigh Webb | December 6, 2021The Australian athlete-turned-trans advocate feels the new direction will pay dividends throughout sports
By Karleigh Webb | December 5, 2021