Transgender star of University of Pennsylvania’s women’s swim team, Lia Thomas, has dominated women’s college swimming this season. She has also become the face of tradeoffs between inclusion and fairness while her presence in the pool has divided America. Many, including some teammates, believe she shouldn’t be able to compete against other women. 

In this episode, we tell the story of Lia Thomas, discuss different arguments in the debate of whether transgender women should be allowed to compete in women’s sports, and look at what the science has to say on the issue.  

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Sources and further reading:

‘I Am Lia’: The Trans Swimmer Dividing America Tells Her Story (Sports Illustrated): https://www.si.com/college/2022/03/03/lia-thomas-penn-swimmer-transgender-woman-daily-cover 

Watching Lia Thomas Win (Common Sense): https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/watching-lia-thomas-win?utm_source=url&s=r 

Transgender Women in the Female Category of Sport: Perspectives on Testosterone Suppression and Performance Advantage by Emma N. Hilton & Tommy R. Lundberg: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-020-01389-3 

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