Thu Mar 31, 2022 – 1:42 pm EDTThu Mar 31, 2022 – 2:45 pm EDT
WASHINGTON (LifeSiteNews) — Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to declare a female swimmer who took second-place behind “transgender” swimmer William “Lia” Thomas in an NCAA competition earlier this month the “rightful winner” of the race.
The NCAA had declared University of Pennsylvania fifth-year student William “Lia” Thomas, a 22-year-old man who identifies as a woman, as the winner of the Division 1 Women’s 500 Yard Freestyle competition March 17. Thomas has shattered records and generated national controversy since he began competing on the women’s team after swimming for three seasons on the men’s team.
University of Virginia student Emma Weyant took second place in the competition, finishing 1.75 seconds behind her “transgender” competitor. Weyant is a 20-year-old Olympic silver medalist and native of Florida who swam for the Sarasota Sharks before joining the University of Virginia’s women’s swim team.
In an interview with Fox News Digital, Rep. Boebert said the competition was a “women’s race, and a man improperly took the first place title.”
“When it comes to competitive sports, biology should
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