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Vanderbilt Political Review

Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

OPINION: Trans People, Sports, and Domination: Why Lia Thomas is Important to Bigots

OPINION: Trans People, Sports, and Domination: Why Lia Thomas is Important to Bigots

Benjamin Newcomb, Contributor March 23, 2022

"I am" - Exodus 3:14          I’d like to begin this opinion piece by congratulating Ms. Lia Thomas on her win in the 500-meter freestyle at the Ivy League nationals. As a former swimmer who...

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OP-ED: Exclusion of Transgender Athletes is Neither Scientific nor Fair

Benjamin Newcomb, Contributor May 7, 2021

The recently published Op-Ed titled "Joe Biden's Transgender Policy Creates an Unfair Playing Field" is poorly researched, needlessly sensationalist, and morally intolerable. In other words it is a poor...

OP-ED: Joe Biden's Transgender Policy Creates an Unfair Playing Field

OP-ED: Joe Biden’s Transgender Policy Creates an Unfair Playing Field

Julian Yang, Contributor April 30, 2021
Within its first month, the Biden Administration has passed a flurry of executive orders and policies in an effort to curb transgender discrimination. On Jan. 20th, Joe Biden signed Executive Order 13988 on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation.
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