World Governing Body for Swimming Passes New Trans Athlete Restrictions
We’ve all seen the mess caused by transgender competitive college swimmer, Lia Thomas. Thomas is a biological male that used to be named William Thomas, but now identifies as a transgender female, “Lia.”
After competing on the men’s swimming team at the University of Pennsylvania for three seasons, Thomas decided that to be “happy,” he must transition to a female.
The big problem here was that, in Thomas’ quest for happiness, he refused to accept the clear sacrifice that should’ve been common sense: he could transition, but he should not and could not fairly compete against women.
Seriously… the physical differences between elite male and female athletes who have gone through puberty is staggeringly clear.
In my opinion, most decisions in life come with pros and cons, sacrifices and consequences. For a transgender individual, you must understand basic biological differences that could lead to an unfair advantage. Thomas selfishly chose to ignore these basic truths.
The big update here is that we are finally seeing the return of common sense in some areas of sports.
FINA, the world’s governing body for swimming, just voted with 71% support at their World Championship in Budapest, Hungary, to ban transgender athletes from competing unless they completed their transition by the age of 12.
While it is just a small step in the right direction, it is promising to see common sense become a little more common in the sporting community.
