Harvard Sued Over Trans Woman Competing in Female Swim Race
- Lia Thomas won 2022 women’s swim championship at Harvard
- Trump seeking to keep transgender women out of female sports
Penn University swimmer Lia Thomas swims in the 500 yard freestyle race in 2022.
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Harvard University was sued by three former University of Pennsylvania female swimmers who claim they were discriminated against when a transgender teammate beat them in the Ivy League championship in 2022, filing the suit when trans rights are being curtailed around the US.
The federal lawsuit filed Tuesday claims that Harvard, Penn, the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Ivy League violated federal law by allowing Lia Thomas, a “trans-identifying male swimmer,” to compete. Harvard was named as a defendant because it hosted the 2022 Ivy League championship on its campus.