In Letter, NCAA President Mark Emmert Says Governing Body Will Continue to Allow Transgender Participation

“..the argument against transgender women competing against biological women..” should read “.the argument against men competing against women..”. Let’s be clear. And the reference to science is totally bogus. The science is clear that it is not fair to women.

Unbelievable…. Please someone show me the “science” they are founded in that proves a man can take some drugs for 12 months and become a female swimmer?

The state of competition in Women’s swimming right now reminds me of eating goldfish crackers and feeling like Godzilla compared to the crackers. 6’4″ Lia is impressive but its about as balanced as Godzilla vs the Goldfish when it comes to competitive swimming.

As a transgender veteran I can tell 100 percent I am weaker than before and I can 100 percent tell you that if you think transgender women have a unfair advantage you are 100 percent transphobic. This is not a discussion or debate it’s pure hate and discrimination. Lastly by saying transgender women are men and it’s unfair you are 100 percent saying women are not equal to men and you are 100 percent taking steps backwards in womens equality. It’s sick to think anyone would tell a woman she is not equal to males of any kind. I am not a man I am a woman transgender is a adjective. Also this message is 100 percent sexiest because you are not saying anything about transgender men competing against males. If you believe transgender women are men than you believe transgender men are women and if you are okay with in your opinion a woman competing against men but your absolutely not okay with in your words a man competing against women than you are being sexist. As I said I am a woman period but using your own argument the message you are sending is women are not equal to men. That is just sad that you would willingly erase the entire fight for womens equality because your transphobic.

Mark Emmert says the NCAA is “committed to ensuring that NCAA championships are open for all who earn the right to compete in them.”  Mark, there is a woman that earned the right to swim at NCAAs but the NCAA didn’t invite her because it invited Lia Thomas instead.  

Mark, do you know the names of the dozens of women that either did not receive they recognition they actually deserved, or that were stripped of their accomplishments because you decided to “accommodate” Lia Thomas?  You should learn all of them, apologize to them in writing and make sure they receive the recognition they earned.

Swimming is an incredibly difficult and unforgiving sport because we decide placing by automatic timing that differentiates by the hundredth of a second. it is so incredibly difficult to do something like make it onto a NCAA conference champion team. Most swimmers don’t ever qualify for a national meet. Everything I’ve listed in every post I’ve made is the accomplishment of a lifetime for 99.99% of all swimmers. We need to do everything we can to make the sport fair. It was not fair to all of the women to the women on Penn’s team, in the Ivy League or NCAAs for Lia Thomas to compete as a woman. And, I am really sorry that Lia Thomas is mentally ill, but that doesn’t justify harming all these women.

so just to be clear, if you are a woman and take performance enhancing drugs you are excluded from competition but if you are a man, you can go ahead and compete in the female bracket. I guess women who cheat are bad but men who cheat are heros. WTF? Mark Emmert, you are a fool. Your job matters more than all the values you claim to uphold. The NCAA is one of America’s worst institutions.

We need to take a page from the other side and cancel this Mark Emmert!