Bob Costas Voices Opposition To Trans Athletes In Women's Sports: 'It's Common Sense!'

Famed sportscaster Bob Costas confidently shared his opinion on trans athletes, stating it goes against ‘common sense’ during his appearance on "Real Time with Bill Maher."

Costas' views are nowhere near those of a ‘radical, transphobe conservative,' a title the media assesses to anyone opposing trans athletes' rights. But Costas had the courage to voice absolute truths against pressure from the PC mob. For instance, Lia Thomas still wants to swim against women, despite his physical advantages, and Bob Costas called it all a bunch of "bulls*it." 

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Costas shared his controversial take with Maher, reminding audiences that it's not ‘transphobic’ to exercise common sense. His comments piggybacked Maher's question regarding UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas, a biological man suing World Aquatics to join the women's competition at the Summer Olympics. In 2022, the NCAA allowed Thomas to compete and win in the women's 500-yard freestyle. OutKick's Riley Gaines competed and tied with Thomas in the 200-yard competition (the rest is history).

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ATLANTA - Lia Thomas looks on from the podium after finishing fifth in the 200 Yard Freestyle during the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming & Diving Championship at the McAuley Aquatic Center on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology on March 18, 2022. (Photo by Mike Comer/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

"Without getting too deep into this, people may not realize this, the individual federations that govern these sports make up their own rules," Costas shared. "So World Aquatics may have different rules than FIFA or the