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anonymiss@despora.de

College swimmers, volleyball players sue #NCAA over #transgender policies

source: https://apnews.com/article/transgender-lia-thomas-swimming-lawsuit-b7df63108a03100f36b2e4364d585cdc

Former Kentucky swimmer #RileyGaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing transgender #woman #LiaThomas to compete at the national championships in 2022.

The #lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, details the shock Gaines and other swimmers felt when they learned they would have to share a locker room with Thomas at the championships in #Atlanta. It documents a number of races they swam in with Thomas, including the 200-yard final in which Thomas and Gaines tied for fifth but Thomas, not Gaines, was handed the fifth-place trophy.

#gender #sports #court #justice #women #humanrights #usa #news #championship #swimming #female

saja0486@diaspora.glasswings.com

Happy Marine Day from Okinawa!

Marine Day (海の日, Umi no Hi), also known as "Ocean Day" or "Sea Day", is a public holiday in Japan usually celebrated on the third Monday in July. The purpose of the holiday is to give thanks for the ocean's bounty and to consider the importance of the ocean to Japan as a maritime nation.

#okinawa #okinawa_photo_community #Swimming #Travel #Island #Bay #Outdoors #MarineBiology #People #nature #ocean #marineday #海の日 #沖縄