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PHILADELPHIA (LifeSiteNews) — University of Pennsylvania swimmer William “Lia” Thomas, a gender-confused man who competes against women in swimming meets, recently joined Disney-owned ABC and ESPN for an interview about his life and competition.
The special, called “Trans swimmer Lia Thomas breaks silence” addressed the controversy around the Penn swimmer. He swam with mediocre results against male swimmers, but then called himself a woman and began to dominate against women swimmers, including a victory in the 500 yard freestyle NCAA championships in March.
The ABC host said Thomas was “assigned male at birth.”
“I didn’t feel like I was a boy. I was like, this is not me,” Thomas told ABC. “This isn’t who I am.”
Thomas claimed he “lost muscle mass” and “became a lot weaker” after beginning “hormone replacement therapy.”
When asked about the suggestion that Thomas has an unfair advantage, the swimmer said there are “a lot of
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