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Former teammate of ‘Lia’ Thomas goes public, says UPenn pressured female swimmers into silence

Updated: June 16, 2023 at 10:57 am EST  See Comments

Fri Jun 16, 2023 – 10:47 am EDTFri Jun 16, 2023 – 10:48 am EDT

(LifeSiteNews) — A former teammate of William “Lia” Thomas has spoken out publicly after appearing under a concealed identity in the What is a Woman documentary.  

Earlier this month, Paula Scanlan, a former swim teammate of Thomas on the University of Pennsylvania women’s swim team, spoke with filmmaker Matt Walsh to publicly condemn the university for allowing a transgender-identifying male to compete against women.   

A teammate of Lia Thomas appeared in What Is A Woman anonymously. A few days ago she came to us and said she is ready to come out publicly and tell her story. I had a longer conversation with Paula where she revealed a number of details that weren’t covered in the film. Watch: pic.twitter.com/wlknGmslJC

— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) June 5, 2023

“I thought maybe if I waited a year … these feelings I felt — the unfairness, that this is not the truth, this is not just — would go away, and they never really did,” Scanlan said, explaining her decision to go public.  

She revealed that she felt inspired by former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines, who has

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