“Trans activism is my purpose”: Lia Thomas sparks controversy after accepting an LGBTQIA+ award | World News

[ad_1] Lia Thomas, the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA women’s swimming title in 2022, recently accepted the Voice of Inspiration Award at the Violet Visionary Awards, an LGBTQIA+ event co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Dodgers and LAFC. During her acceptance speech, Thomas described trans activism as her “purpose” and framed it as […]

Who is Riley Gaines? Former NCAA swimmer against trans women competing in women’s sports

[ad_1] At the 2022 NCAA swimming championships, Riley Gaines finished in a tie for fifth place with Lia Thomas in the 200-yard freestyle. Just a day earlier, Thomas made history by winning the 500-yard freestyle as the first openly transgender Division I champion. Gaines later said she was surprised by the tie and frustrated when […]