Thomas shot to fame earlier this year when she became the first transgender NCAA champion in Division I history after winning the women's 500-yard freestyle in March and she had hoped to compete for a place at the Olympics.
But soon after, she became the focus of a raging debate when swimming's world governing body FINA voted last month to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women's competitions.Thomas competed on Pennsylvania's men's team for three years before transitioning and moving to the women's team, setting multiple programme records.
Her eligibility had come under considerable scrutiny, including from several Pennsylvania team mates. The NCAA said member schools nominated a total of 577 graduating student-athletes. Each school can recognise up to two female athletes and Thomas had been nominated for swimming and diving in Division I.
The Woman of the Year selection committee will select 10 student-athletes from each of the three NCAA divisions. Of the top 30, the committee will then announce nine finalists -- three from each division.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com
HE is NOT a woman. He is a man. Biology doesn't lie. XX and XY and that's it.
How STUPID does it have to get before WOMEN SAY ENOUGH ALREADY. GIVE TRANS ATHLETES THEIR OWN DIVISION.
Not a woman
AW, look at him, trying to be girlie like.
Only had to be a woman one year...lol women owned yet again
Congratulations
Una terf va a leer esto y se le va a safar un tornillo 😅
Congratulations to Lia!
🙄🤦♂️🎪
Not surprised. Y’all hate the ones horns with female anatomy. Took our rights.. also our sports. We fought hard for those. Shame one you. Start a third category stop punishing women.
Its not a woman though!!!!
This is just joke !!🤬🤬 all real women should just not start in the competition against this guys 🙄🤬
This is a sham. L. Thomas is a biological male - not a woman. Shameful what this does and means to and for young women in college sports, subverts Title IX. 😔
How embarasing for grownup man to pretend to be a woman and compete with women instead to be a real MAN. And how stupid comunity to support this.
😂😂😂😂😂 what a fucking joke .. It’s a fucking man not a women
Men are the better women
Poor women. If a man wants, he snaps his finger and be a better woman than all that were BORN this way. Can't women do anything right
Woman of the year should have a penis.
If a man wants to be a woman. That doesn’t mean he’s a woman. There is a biological reason why we have male and female bodies. Why we have male and female sports. If your 9th grade biology missed this, there are a lot of biology books to catch up on.
Trans woman is the same as a natural Borm woman now ?
good for him!
When you realize that the nomination states that men are better women than women
He can’t birth a child. He is not a woman. Some very deserving woman has been hijacked of this prestigious woman of the year award by an actual male. It’s a win for the woke lefty democrat party and an injustice too all WOMEN in the 🌎. Nobeansnobabiesnowoman.
How many lesbian pick me will side with their bigoted friends. An how many bigots will be mad. When they find out that trans men and women been around for centuries and that trans men and women are now getting awards in acting an directing
666 comment i think
She deserves it 💜💜💜
She’s not a woman tho..only mediocre men want to compete with woman..lol..
Grew, developed, and competed as a man for most of his life but couldn't win. Then decided to compete as a woman to try and have a chance. Women have worked way too hard for everything they have earned and accomplished to have a man take it away like this.
Congratulations to her!!!! Well deserved ☺️
Atheletics is ultimately about being your best self, regardless of whether you win awards or not
HPANA seems fair given the abuse she has suffered and the barriers she has broken. this is good.
Lmao at all the triggered little snowflakes, they hate to see a Queen win
Wow, crazy. Sad time for our new generation on women to deal with this.
We can all be proud how she has elevated woman and as a result womens sports have gained more recognition and awareness. I feel I can speak for all of us when I say she deserves it
Here come to cavalry lol.
Yet another attack on women.
Good for her!
She really is strong like a man!
Did not realize she changed her name to Trans woman Thomas. Bold move in these times.
Und die anderen Frauen gucken tatenlos zu? Jeder sollte sich dagegen wehren!
Another fake flake..we so much live in a fake world
Tolerance and compassion are fine. Relentlessly pushing this agenda on others is basically bulling.
Mediocre man having success in the world of extraordinary women
My respect to all women out there; what a mess.
dude... there is an all-out war on women at this point...
😒
There are no trans women, either you are one or not.
Is she a birthing person yet?
Do we have to identify a man or woman as “trans”? That seems like an invasion of privacy of the first order. I don’t identify as a ‘born with a vagina woman’ Can we respect these individuals without broadcasting their private parts?
Time to add a special category
Dude nominated for Woman of the Year award.
He is not a woman
Does it tuk it's kack ? Or let it Flap like a Rudder?
Aww, these human beings just want to acknowledged. And Trans Woman is the correct title. As long as people are honest about their gender it’s all that matters.
What a slap on the face to all female athletes. Nothing to do with trans rights.. it’s about physical advantage.
To all the pretty blatantly obvious transphobes.
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