How Sports Became a Battleground Over Trans Rights |
People protest a transgender athlete participating in the California state track and field championships in Clovis.Kirby Lee/Getty
During an NCAA women’s swimming championship in March 2022, two seniors tied for fifth place. The race was unremarkable except for one fact: One of the swimmers, Lia Thomas, was a transgender woman. The swimmer she tied with, Riley Gaines, believed........