Lia Thomas succeeding from 'hard work' not because she's transgender, Penn Law groups say

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Lia Thomas, the transgender Penn swimmer who has dominated the pool for the Quakers this season, received support from more than a dozen Penn Law groups in a column published Tuesday.

Listed as signatories to the column were Penn Law for Philly, Law Students for a Democratic Society, Penn Law Lambda, Trans Empowerment @ Advocacy Project, If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice, American Constitution Society, International Human Rights Advocates, Penn Law National Lawyers Guild, University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Social Change, Civil Rights Law Project, Penn Law Boxing Club, Toll Scholar Classes 2022, 2023 and 2024, Latinx Law Students Association, Disabled & Allied Students Association and Penn Law Women’s Association.

The column appeared in The Daily Pennsylvanian, a Penn student publication.

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The column argued that Thomas was performing well in the pool because of "hard work" – and not because she was at a so-called competitive advantage.

"Thomas, who has been swimming since she was five years old, had an incredible season following a year-long break; she won events, broke records, and earned bids to the NCAA championships," the column read. "Thomas did not succeed because she is transgender; she succeeded because of the hard work she has put in throughout her long swimming career, and because she is finally able to authentically be herself and race in a sport that she loves."

The column offered "support" for Thomas and all transgender athletes.

"Lia Thomas belongs on the Penn women’s swim team, Lia Thomas belongs in sports,