Trump VICTORY: University kicks men out of women's sports
In a massive win for the Trump administration — as well as women's rights — the University of Pennsylvania has modified a trio of school records set by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas as part of a resolution of a federal civil rights case.
Even better, the university will announce that it “will not allow males to compete in female athletic programs” and must adopt “biology-based” definitions of male and female.
UPenn will also send a personalized letter of apology to each impacted swimmer, like Riley Gaines.
“There’s going to be a lot of people that are going to be eating their words on that, which is absolutely fantastic,” BlazeTV contributor Matthew Marsden tells BlazeTV contributor Eric July and BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales on “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered.”
“But, I’ve got to say this, like where are we that we are looking at this as a win, that now we’re saying that a man cannot swim in women’s races? I mean, it is, don’t get me wrong. I’m loving it. I’m loving the fact that Trump has done it,” he continues.
“I mean, some of the conversations that I’ve been having over the last four years, I’m like, ‘Wow, I wouldn’t even have thought we would have had those conversations ever.’ Like even the whole transitioning of children,” July responds, adding, “but for some reason, there’s doctors that are out there still operating, by the way, and performing these surgeries on minors.”
“That is where the world has gone. It is screwed up. Nothing makes sense,” he continues. “It’s more like a course correction.”
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After UPenn, These Nine Schools Should Apologize For Trans Policies Or Lose Funding
UPenn came to an agreement with the Depart. of Education not because it was the right thing to do but because it could have lost funding.UPenn To Strip Male Swimmer ‘Lia’ Thomas Of Stolen Women’s Championship, Apologize For Civil Rights Violation
The agreement does not just require UPenn to recognize rightful female winners, but also directs the university to acknowledge that 'male' and 'female' are biological realities and change its definitions to cohere with that obvious understanding.UPenn caves to Trump's demands to strip transgender swimmer of titles and other concessions
The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to a slew of concessions to the Trump administration in relation to transgender athletes in the latest victory of the culture war.
President Donald Trump has made it a focus of his second term to oppose the movement equating transgender athletes to all other athletes, and the university caved to the pressure Tuesday.
'Today is a great victory for women and girls not only at the University of Pennsylvania, but all across our nation.'
The Department of Education announced that it had reached an agreement with the university that included stripping swimming titles from Lia (William) Thomas, a famous transgender athlete.
The university also agreed to ban biologically male athletes from female competitions, to restore all titles that female swimmers lost to Thomas, and to send a personalized apology letter to all swimmers.
"Today is a great victory for women and girls not only at the University of Pennsylvania, but all across our nation," Education Secretary Linda McMahon said. “The Department commends UPenn for rectifying its past harms against women and girls, and we will continue to fight relentlessly to restore Title IX’s proper application and enforce it to the fullest extent of the law."
Thomas won the national college title in 2022 in the 500-yard freestyle swimming event. The former swimmer said in April that he continued to support transgender athletes choosing to compete against the gender they chose.
"It has to be the athletes deciding for themselves where they feel most affirmed and most comfortable," he said. "Having routes that are safe and nondiscriminatory, that allow them access to that."
"Our commitment to ensuring a respectful and welcoming environment for all of our students is unwavering," reads a statement from university president J. Larry Jameson.
"At the same time, we must comply with federal requirements, including executive orders and NCAA eligibility rules, so our teams and student-athletes may engage in competitive intercollegiate sports," he added.
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