One thing Thomas did in his favor is that he refrained from breaking any NCAA records. Even his opponents often commented that he wasn't giving it his 100%.
But, yes, he did cost a lot of girls their shot on the swim team and their shot at winning medals. For this, he made a lot of enemies.
Of course, you can't really blame him. The fault lies with the officials who allowed him to compete as a woman to begin with.
Personally, I don’t gain or lose anything in this gender war going on at schools now, it does not effect my life. But on a human level, I do blame Lia for ruining the senior year for many of those girls and for their families.
He’s doing it based on self centered behavior, never mind the needs and reactions of his peers. “Who cares?” Said, he.
Did you know Lia also uses the same locker room and shower room as the girls. The girls are told to adjust or keep your mouth shut. Imagine, if you will, the ego of a person, willing to cause all this disruption, anger, unhappiness and team division because of his chosen ‘identity’ for the moment.