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University bans transgender athlete and strips her of titles

President Donald Trump has been vocal about his ideas on gender.

His administration has successfully gone ahead with plans to ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports. The U.S. Department of Education has announced that it is in agreement with the idea.

Some cis gendered female athletes have taken a stand against this decision. Athletes in fencing and disc golf are part of this protest, as they say neither of these sports has any real advantage based on gender.

After a federal investigation, Lia Thomas, a 26-year-old, was banned from UPenn as well. The university also apologized to athletes who had previously lost titles to Thomas. They revoked Thomas’ titles, and their website has now recognized participants who have won in her place.

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The website now says, “Competing under eligibility rules in effect at the time, Lia Thomas set program records in the