Lia Thomas’ NCCA Championship win has been marred with controversy ever since it came to the forefront. Notably, Thomas is the first transgender woman to win the trophy at the NCAA Swimming championships. However, there are many who have declared runners-up Emma Weyant as the real winner.
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Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, has openly issued a proclamation that declares Weyant as the real winner. The proclamation makes several points about why Lia Thomas’ participation was unfair.
Now, American celebrity, Caitlyn Jenner, has also come out in support of this proclamation. Catelyn, who identifies as a transgender herself, does not think that Lia’s win is fair to the other women in the competition.
Caitlyn Jenner backs up proclamation against Lia Thomas
Ron DeSantis, who is the 46th governor of Florida, released a proclamation against Lia Thomas. This proclamation recognized Emma Weyant as the real winner. On paper, Weyant lost to Thomas by 1.75 seconds.
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The proclamation supports Emma, and the motive is for her to be declared the winner of the NCAA Championships. The proclamation also talks about how women have fought for decades to get equal opportunities in athletics.
Caitlyn Jenner has backed this proclamation as well. She retweeted the Governor’s proclamation, commenting on how it made sense.
While people are questioning Caitlyn’s stance, she believes she is simply standing up for the rights of women in sports.
The proclamation which declares Emma Weyant as the winner
The proclamation released points out Lia Thomas as a “man” competing in women’s sports. It also sees Thomas’ participation as an attack by the NCAA on women’s sports.
“WHEREAS, a male-identifying as a woman,” read the proclamation.
The proclamation post on Twitter has 29.7k retweets and more than 7000 likes. But what are your thoughts about the same? Do you agree with Caitlyn’s comments or are you against what the proclamation states?
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