{"id":1544786,"date":"2025-07-02T00:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1544786"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:05:00","slug":"upenn-trump-admin-reach-deal-to-strip-trans-swimmer-of-past-titles-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/upenn-trump-admin-reach-deal-to-strip-trans-swimmer-of-past-titles-awards\/1544786\/","title":{"rendered":"UPenn, Trump Admin Reach Deal To Strip Trans Swimmer Of Past Titles & Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPenn, Trump Admin Reach Deal To Strip Trans Swimmer Of Past Titles & Awards<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The transgender swimmer who won an NCAA Division I crown in the women\u2019s category in 2022 was stripped of that championship medal and all records as a female competitor at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) <\/strong>under the school\u2019s recent agreement with the Department of Education, officials announced.<\/p>\n

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The resolution agreement signed by UPenn administrators requires the school to prohibit males from competing in female athletic programs or occupying women\u2019s bathrooms or locker rooms.<\/p>\n

It must also make a personal, written apology to every female swimmer who competed against the transgender athlete, Lia Thomas.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday is a great victory for women and girls not only at the University of Pennsylvania, but all across our nation,\u201d<\/strong> Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a July 1 news release<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe department commends UPenn for rectifying its past harms against women and girls, and we will continue to fight relentlessly to restore Title IX\u2019s proper application and enforce it to the fullest extent of the law.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

President Donald Trump issued an executive order earlier this year prohibiting males from competing in women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n

He cited the Title IX laws of 1972 that protected women\u2019s sports.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In April, the Trump administration suspended $175 million in federal aid to UPenn and said the school would lose additional federal funding unless Thomas\u2019s titles were relinquished.<\/p>\n

The NCAA previously complied with Trump\u2019s executive order and prohibited males from women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n

Thomas won a Division I NCAA women\u2019s swimming championship in the 500-yard freestyle event in 2022 after competing on the men\u2019s team from 2017\u20132020.<\/p>\n

Riley Gaines, a former Kentucky women\u2019s swimmer who competed against Thomas, and Paula Scanlan, a former teammate of Thomas who had to share a locker room with the transgender athlete, have lobbied against male participation in women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom Day 1, President Trump and Secretary McMahon vowed to protect women and girls, and today\u2019s agreement with UPenn is a historic display of that promise being fulfilled,\u201d<\/strong> Gaines said in a press release.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThis administration does not just pay lip service to women\u2019s equality: it vigorously insists on that equality being upheld.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

UPenn released a statement acknowledging the agreement and Title IX obligations.<\/p>\n

\u201cPenn remains committed to fostering a community that is welcoming, inclusive, and open to all students, faculty, and staff,\u201d <\/strong>UPenn President J. Larry Jameson said in a July 1 news release.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI share this commitment, just as I remain dedicated to preserving and advancing the university\u2019s vital and enduring mission.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have now brought to a close an investigation that, if unresolved, could have had significant and lasting implications for the University of Pennsylvania.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nTue, 07\/01\/2025 – 20:05<\/span><\/p>\n

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