Men take top awards for women

Biological men have received women’s rewards during this year’s Women’s History Month.

Alba Rueda, a biological man from Argentina, received the US Department of State’s International Women of Courage Award.

ESPN also honoured Will Thomas, known as Lia, for his contribution to women’s sport.

Culture war

Rueda is Argentina’s Special Envoy for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship.

He campaigned for Argentina’s Transgender Labor Quota Act, which imposes quotas on public sector jobs as well as tax incentives and loans for private businesses that hire trans people.

Will Thomas competed for three seasons on the men’s swim team at the University of Pennsylvania before joining the women’s team.

He dominated the Ivy League female swimming category and swam to victory in the women’s 500-yard freestyle race at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Denial

During Thomas’ final season on the men’s team, he ranked 554th in the 200 freestyle, 65th in the 500 freestyle and 32nd in the 1650 freestyle. His season on the women’s team saw him move to fifth, first and eighth in those respective events.

Former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines who competed against Thomas said it is a “denial of the most basic of truths” and part of a wider problem in society that goes “deeper than just sports”.

Last year, USA Today named another biological man, Rachel Levine, as one of its national honourees for his service as the Assistant Secretary in the Department for Health and Human Services for the Biden administration.

The Christian Post found itself suspended from Twitter after commenting that there was “a man among its ‘Women of the Year'” for 2022.