Lia Thomas Problem

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CW: Sensitive topics , Misgender , strong pettiness

Can i start by saying this was/is a heated topic and i know i will most likely  get hate and lose friends and followers but this is real talk so i will be saying my honest opinion. 

Before i get people saying im transphobic or homophobic i am Part of the LGBT+ and tons of my friends are trans and i support them.

Now lets get into this

Who is Lia Thomas 

Lia Catherine Thomas is an American swimmer

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Lia Catherine Thomas is an American swimmer. She is the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I national championship, having won the women's 500-yard freestyle event in 2022. During her swimming career, Thomas has been part of the public debate about transgender women in sports

Born: 1999 (age 24 years)

Height: 6′ 1″

Known for: First openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division l  national championship 

Sport: Swimming


Who is Riley Gaines

Riley Marie Gaines, also known as Riley Gaines Barker, is an American former competitive swimmer from Gallatin, Tennessee, who competed for the University of Kentucky NCAA swim team

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Riley Marie Gaines, also known as Riley Gaines Barker, is an American former competitive swimmer from Gallatin, Tennessee, who competed for the University of Kentucky NCAA swim team. She was the 2022 Southeastern Conference Women's Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Born: April 2000 (age 23 years)

Sport: Swimming


What is the whole thing with these two?

Well Thomas and Gaines shared the fifth-place podium, but Gaines said that Thomas was given the only fifth-place trophy for the event. Gaines told The Daily Wire that an NCAA representative told her, "Hey, I just want to let you know, we only have one fifth place trophy, so yours will be coming in the mail. We went ahead and gave the fifth place trophy to Lia, but you can pose on the podium with the sixth place trophy."

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