Capital City Pride Presents: Lia Thomas
Capital City Pride Speaker Series
Performance Information
Don't miss this powerful event that opens the 2025-2026 Speaker Series. Lia Thomas (she/her) is a transgender woman, an athlete, and an advocate. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2022 where she competed as an openly transgender swimmer and became the first trans athlete to win an NCAA D1 Championship.
She received significant media attention for her competition on the women’s team and has spoken about her experiences and of the importance of inclusion in athletics. In addition to her NCAA awards, her story has become a flashpoint in US politics. This is your chance to actually meet the real person behind all the political spin and hear her life story.