A striking photo of Lia Thomas (transgender swimmer) is featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated Magazine’s most recent issue. She ploughs her way through water looking powerful and sleek.
This 22-year old American athlete is currently the most talked about in the world. She has been making headlines amid heated debates over whether or not she should compete with biological women.
She stated that she was not a man and gave the simple answer to sports magazine. ‘I’m a woman — so I belong on the women’s team.’
Although Lia enjoys the support of many people, there is growing criticism from fellow swimmers, as well outsiders, and this interview has only fueled the debate.
Caitlyn emphasizes that Lia Thomas is a swimmer and has her support. But she also says she would love to be able to live her authentic self. . . talk to her privately regarding the topic of sport.
Critics claim that Lia is a biological man and has the advantages of swimming in a pool. This could make her a threat to women athletes competing in any sport.
One of the most forthright critics of this fraught situation — though not of Lia herself — is Caitlyn Jenner.
Caitlyn is, naturally, a former Bruce Jenner athlete, who won the Decathlon gold medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Later, he blazed a TV trail with his family of glamorous stepdaughters.
Her gender transformation in 2015, aged 65 — announced by her posing in a satin bustier on the cover of Vanity Fair — made Caitlyn the most famous trans woman of the modern age.
Jenner was a calm, intelligent, and reasoned voice who helped to increase understanding about what it meant to be transgender.
That was however, in an earlier, simpler, and more innocent time. Caitlyn is now disillusioned by the bitter Gender Wars that rage today.
She says, “The world has gone mad.” It was not meant to look like this.
She is a former Olympian and she regrets that trans women are not allowed to participate in the same sport as biologically-born female athletes.
‘I don’t think biological boys should compete in women’s sports — we have to protect women’s sports,’ says Caitlyn. “That’s what matters most.”
Caitlyn, now 72 years old, is speaking from the kitchen in Malibu’s wealthy coastal enclave. It was hard for her to have anticipated that the transgender community she loved would turn on Caitlyn, who had just made it through transition.
Her Instagram account — she has 12.5 million followers — records some of the abuse she is subjected to.
The cover of Sports Illustrated’s latest magazine features a stunning image of Lia Thomas as a transgender swimmer, gliding through the water with power and grace. This 22-year old American athlete is currently the most talked about in the world. She has been making headlines amid heated debates over whether or not she should compete with biological women.
One person said, “Last I checked you were an washed up has-been riding in the Kardashian coat-tails.” “For a transwoman, it’s a great thing to stand up against trans women and men living their lives.” This is one of the sweeter messages.
Caitlyn, however, remains steadfast in her views on trans athletes competing in women’s sports — and surely no one is more qualified than she is to give her opinions.
Now, the controversy has escalated to fever pitch as Lia Thomas swims in the women’s section and is the dominant competitor after she received hormone therapy.
Thomas’s interview in Sports Illustrated has prompted an outpouring of support — and opprobrium.
“Lia Thomas receives a Sports Illustrated Cover Story while the female swimming athletes have to anonymously speak to the few media outlets who will even bother to admit their existence,” wrote one user on Twitter.
A third, and most unpleasant tweet was: “Every article about Thomas simpers about Lia having been on HRT for one year.” It’s as if everyone has reached an agreement on the fact that HRT is for cheats who are narcissistic. [she]Can do almost anything [she] wants. Do not let anyone tell you that this makes everything okay.
Dailymail.com received this information from a University of Pennsylvania teammate. He said that while transgender swimmers may not always cover their male genitals during changing, concerns about other competitors are often ignored.
What does Caitlyn think of this?
I respect [Lia’s]Right to transition, and I pray she leads a beautiful, happy life. Caitlyn says that although she was raised as a biological girl, it is unfair for her to compete in women’s sports. Her cardiovascular system and heart are larger, as well as her legs and arms, is more robust.
She was ranked 462 on her men’s team three years ago; she is now No. 1. In the same event for females? This is obviously unfair.
However, Lia is adhering to the U.S. National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) regulations. These include the requirement that trans women must be on hormone therapy at least for 12 months prior to being eligible for competition.
New guidelines that trans athletes would need to register continuously on HRT for 36 months before applying to swim as a woman — Lia has been on HRT for a total of 34 months — have not yet been implemented, and many people feel even that doesn’t go far enough in protecting women’s sport. Caitlyn says that although she agrees with the rule, “She isn’t following them.” However, it’s time for the rules to change.
Caitlyn is, in fact, Bruce Jenner’s former athlete in the Decathlon at 1976 Montreal Olympics. Jenner later blazed a trail in reality television as the father to a string of glamorous step-daughters.
“Here is an example: Seven years after I made the transition to golf, I still enjoy a huge advantage over female players. I’m 6ft 1in. She explains that she has longer arms than most women and can drive them a hundred times faster. “Even though I have been off testosterone for seven years and am on oestrogen since then, the amount of testosterone that I still have is more than what they ever had.” This wouldn’t be fair.
Caitlyn had been invited regularly to play in Ladies’ Golf Tournaments prior to the pandemic. However, she never accepted. Caitlyn says that she would be embarrassed to take a trophy away for a lady at the club who is truly deserving of it.
She supports Lia as a woman but doesn’t understand her motivations for participating in sports.
“I can’t imagine how you could be content beating girls in these conditions. It is important to take responsibility for your actions. There is no way to enjoy sport and not be competitive.
Today’s debate is dominated by the insistent acceptance by activists that anyone self-defines themselves as female should be accepted, regardless how it affects other females.
Biological sex does not exist, these uncompromising campaigners argue, and switching gender should merely be a matter of ‘self-identification’.
A controversial Bill, published this week by the Scottish Parliament, proposes to do exactly that. It removes the requirement for a doctor’s diagnosis of gender dysphoria, which is when a person feels distress due to a mismatch in their biological sex with the one they think they are.
Many women worry that some aspects of the gender identity ideology may pose a threat to their fundamental rights. However, they fear being labeled as transphobic if they speak out.
J.K. Rowling is regarded as a serial transphobe by activists. Kathleen Stock, a philosopher, had to quit her Sussex University job after she was accused of transphobia regarding her views on gender identity.
Professor Stock opposes what has been described as the ‘institutionalisation’ of the idea that gender identity is all that matters — that how you identify automatically confers all the entitlements of that sex. This is also an issue that she believes in free speech and cannot air the views she, like many others, holds.
Hadley Freeman from the Left argued that transgender ideology was eroded women’s right to privacy in a heartfelt piece published by The Mail.
The ‘Bullies want to shut down debate about trans rights. . . If sex is being blurred, then how do we talk about who is being discriminated against? She asked.
Many women worry that gender identity ideology poses challenges to their fundamental rights. But they are afraid that they might be labeled transphobic if their concerns are raised. J.K. Rowling has been criticized by trans activists because she calls for preservation of single-sex space.
Caitlyn agreed: “There is a fringe group of trans people that have a large voice and their goal is to silence all others. A large platform has given me the opportunity to speak out. [as well as Instagram, she has 3.4 million Twitter followers]So nobody is going to stop me. It’s not possible to bow to those who wish to see the world change.
Caitlyn is an empathetic voice on divisive topics. In a life full of success and struggles, she is not lacking in courage. Bruce’s first marriage to Chrystie crownover was with her daughter Cassandra. They also had a son, Burt. Bruce married Linda Thompson in 1981, his former girlfriend from Elvis. They had two children, Brody (and Brandon) respectively.
Bruce, now divorcing, met Kris Kardashian, mother of Kourtney Kim, Khloe, and Rob from her previous marriage, and the two were married the following year.
Together, they had two daughters Kylie (and Kendall) together.
Caitlyn asserts in The Secrets Of My Life (2016) that Kris knew all about her gender issues. Kris claims that her husband used hormones in 1980s and she was aware of the gender issues.
Caitlyn recounts in the memoir how she discovered she suffered from gender dysphoria when she was only 30. Cross-dressing in women’s and men’s clothes was her escape from feeling like a woman trapped within a man’s body made it easier for Caitlyn to wear wigs.
To remove facial and chest hairs, she underwent painful electrolysis over two years. Additionally, she received hormonal therapy.
Caitlyn had facial feminization after her divorce with Kris. (Hairline correction, forehead and jaw contouring, chin contouring and an tracheal razor). Following breast augmentation, she underwent gender reassignment in 2017.
‘I’ve got no regrets. Caitlyn tells us that it was the right decision. “I can wake up each morning and be who I am all day. Caitlyn is very aware of gender issues in Britain.
While she was critical of J.K. Rowling 2020 when she questioned the usage of the term people who menstruate’ in place of women, she is now more accepting of Rowling’s position.
Last year, Caitlyn sided with American comedian Dave Chapelle, who came under fire for saying on his Netflix show: ‘They cancelled J.K. Rowling — my God! Effectively, she said gender was a fact, the trans community got mad as sh**, they started calling her a TERF [a trans exclusionary radical feminist] . . . Team TERF is my team. I agree. . . It is not a myth that gender exists.
Caitlyn tweets: “This isn’t about LGBT movement. It is about wake cancel culture, which tries to silence any speech.
‘J.K. Caitlyn states that Rowling should not be cancelled. “She has just an opinion. All people need to relax.
Her disbelief when I inform her that last month’s Brit Music awards were gender neutral, and there was no category for Best Female or Best Male singer, is reflected in her shaking head.
“That’s cancel culture at it’s worst. Why does everything have to be gender neutral — why can’t we just leave things alone?’
This week in Westminster, a minister described the problem of transgender pupils in single-sex space as a “minefield”.
Caroline Johnson of the Commons Education select committee stated she received concerns from parents regarding a 18-year-old transgender girl staying in their boarding house.
Will Quince Minister for Children and Families said he would not be happy for his daughters’ to have such a teacher as a friend.
Caitlyn was again at odds with trans activists about a similar California situation. Counsellors who were biologically male-non-binary (possessing an unspecified gender) were permitted to stay in the same cabins that ten- and eleven-year-olds during a school-organised camp for science.
Caitlyn recently stated, “We are living in such an awoke world right now that I can’t even understand it,” during a Fox News interview.
‘They went to this camp and when they came back they were talking about gender this and that, and the good news is that parents — especially moms — are standing up [to question this].’
She warns that the road ahead can be dangerous. “Things have gotten out of hand. All these genders exist. It is too complex and taking over the entire world.
Caitlyn Jenner is adamant that there are only two biological genders.
“I hold that belief. After undergoing a major change in my life, I am now referred to by trans women and all of the feminine pronouns. There are many variations, so you can do what you want, but there is always male and female. She said,
Caitlyn insists that Lia Thomas, the swimmer, has her complete support. However she says that she would love to be able to live her authentic self. . . talk to her privately regarding the topic of sport’.
Now, she needs some time to reflect and restrain.
“I don’t like cancel culture or wakingness. How can we get out of all this? “We don’t attempt to make people use pronouns in China shops to force them to do so,” she said.
“It’s divisive, but we can get through it if everybody uses their common sense.