Posted on 04/01/2022 2:18:38 PM PDT by george76
House Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) introduced a resolution on Wednesday to recognize U.S. Olympic and college swimmer Emma Weyant as the real 1st place winner of the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming championship because transgender "female" Lia Thomas, a biological male, was awarded the winning medal.
Whereas Emma Weyant’s first-place medal was stolen from her by a man competing in women’s swimming: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes and honors Emma Weyant as the rightful winner of the 2022 NCAA Division I Women’s 500-Yard Freestyle," reads the resolution introduced by Rep. Boebert.
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At the NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships on March 17, Lia Thomas (b. William Thomas), University of Pennsylvania, was allowed to compete as a woman in the 500-meter freestyle race because he is transgender -- he claims to identify as a woman.
Emma Weyant, a real woman, who won a Silver Medal in the 2020 Olympics and swims for the University of Virginia, competed against other women and Thomas at the event. Thomas came in first, Weyant was second, and Erica Sullivan came in third in the 500-yard freestyle race.
In a press release about her resolution, Rep. Boebert said, "Emma Weyant was the fastest woman competing in the 2022 NCAA Division I Women’s 500-Yard Freestyle, but her first-place win was stolen by a mediocre man who couldn’t cut it in men’s swimming."
"Emma is a world-class student-athlete whose strong performances in the Summer Olympics and 2022 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship speak for themselves," said Boebert. "These victories, coupled with her leadership of other women on her team and her dedication to excellence are worthy of Congressional recognition. I will keep working to save women’s sports from woke ideology threatening to strip women of a level playing field.”
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Twenty-one other members of Congress joined in introducing the resolution to honor Weyant.
In the press release, Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) said, “I am deeply disappointed that far-left ideology has gone so far as to help a man steal a deserved victory from a woman. What a regressive and dangerous lesson to teach our children. The only possible winner of the NCAA Division I Women’s 500-yard Freestyle competition is the woman who finished first, Emma Weyant. I am proud to join many of my colleagues to extend a sincere congratulations to such an important female role model.”
Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) stated, “Emma Weyant was unfairly robbed of her true NCAA title – all because a biological male, Will ‘Lia’ Thomas, placed first in a women’s only race. The Left’s war on women is dangerous, illogical, and flat-out evil."
"We cannot allow woke nonsense to shatter dreams and undermine legitimate women’s accomplishments, which is why I’m proud to join Congresswoman Boebert in correcting this injustice," said Clyde. "Congratulations, Emma, on rightfully winning the 2022 NCAA Division I Women’s 500-Yard Freestyle!”
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Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) said, “Emma Weyant worked her whole life to compete in the NCAA women's swimming championships — only to be beaten by a biological male. This is a travesty for women’s sports and sets a horrific precedent for our future generations of female athletes."
"As a high school athlete and former track coach, I am proud to be a champion for women’s sports and stand up against men stealing their medals and erasing their years of hard work," she added. "Emma beat every woman in her race and deserves to be recognized as the rightful winner of the NCAA Division I Women’s 500-Yard Freestyle.”
On Thursday, resident Joe Biden and his administration proclaimed March 31 as the Transgender Day of Visibility, to honor transgender ..
why haven’t more “republican” politicians done this? I’ll bet that within 2 years 99 percent of republicans will accept this crap if they don’t already.
William is a cheater, plain and simple
Do you really need to ask?
They're more concerned about "winning", which means doing the Chamber of Commerce's and Open Borders Lobby bidding.
William Thomas pushed Emma Weyant down in the mud in a flower dress her grandmother made for her, spit on her, called her fat and ugly and nobody said nothin’ except Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) and Caitlin Jenner.
Let that sink in.
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The left wants to put someone on the supreme court that doesn’t even know what a woman is. That’s where we are.
Back in the day, that person would be known as a cross-dresser or a transvestite.
Or just a SICK PERVERT.
Most of the people we have elected with R jerseys are in reality just Assistant Democrats.
I think part of the problem is “transgender woman.” They need to be simply referred to as “a man.” The fact that they “identify” as something isn’t relevant. It’s the granting of relevance to their imagination as somehow making them a woman that’s the big problem here.
A fellow freeper cleared up my problem with reading these articles by pointing out anytime you see “trans” read “fake.” Whow! That did make reading the articles simpler.
We have republican governors vetoing laws that would stop this crap.
He was presented with his trophy; the runner up had hers mailed to her.
I could count on one hand how many republicans speak out about anything
Cervantes, in Don Quixote said it best. “Always strive to be the best, but accept second place as the first place in a literary contest will always go to the King’s favorite.”
Same now goes for women’s athletic sports.
Who is that?
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