Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas nominated for NCAA 2022 Woman of the Year Award

[Floyd R. Turbo]

(CNN)The University of Pennsylvania nominated swimmer Lia Thomas -- who has become the face of the debate on transgender women in sports -- for the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year award.

The Ivy League swimmer was nominated as a Division I athlete for Swimming and Diving, according to the NCAA website. The award is meant to honor the "academic achievements, athletics excellence, community service and leadership of graduating female college athletes from all three divisions," according to the website.

In March, Thomas became the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I title after finishing first in the women's 500-yard freestyle event and recording the fastest time of the NCAA season. With that victory, she became the first transgender athlete to win a D-I title in any sport.

Thomas, who previously swam for Penn's men's team, brought renewed attention to the debate on trans women's participation in sports and the balance between inclusion and fair play during a time when states across the US are passing laws aiming to curb the rights of transgender people.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/15/sport/lia-thomas-ncaa-woman-of-the-year-nomination/index.html

[LonePirate]

1. The right wing bigots are going to be screaming to their cultists over this.

[Ilsa]

2. She's been in hormone replacement therapy for over a year,

per NCAA rules. That's what you hit the crazies with.

[IngridsLittleAngel]

5. They don't care, sadly

She could've started HRT at the age of 1 day old and they'd still throw tantrums, claim she doesn't belong, has an unfair advantage, isn't a woman, etc...

The crazies can't be reasoned with. And no matter what facts they're presented with, they'll still find ways to justify their bigotry and hate and dismiss facts.

You can't fix stupid. You can't fix crazy. And these thugs are both.

[The Protagonist]

3. This is great

And I hope she wins. The courage it took to do what she did, and the level of her performance in my opinion make her a strong contender

[IngridsLittleAngel]

4. Good for her...

That said, cue up the tantrums in 3... 2... 1...