The Gym Incident and Lia Thomas: A Wake-Up Call for Transgender Inclusion and Rights Pioneering transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, who rose.
To national recognition for her accomplishments in college swimming, has lately been embroiled in yet another controversy. The athlete, who is well-known for her efforts.
To promote equality and acceptance, was allegedly a part of a traumatic event at a gym only for women. According to witnesses, staff personnel approached.
Thomas when they saw her there, called her by her previous name, William (a practice known as “deadnaming”), and requested that she leave and use the men’s facilities instead.
Since then, this incident has spurred contentious discussions over prejudice, inclusiveness in public settings, and transgender rights.
Deadnaming: A Negative Custom for Transgender People Referring to a transgender person by their former name, or “deadnaming,”
