ncaa championship. 16 members of the upenn women's team sent a letter to the school and ivy league officials asking them not to take legal action against the governing body and their teammate thomas should be sidelined. the letter said we fully support lia thomas to affirm her gender identity and transition from a man to a woman. lia has every right to live her life authentically. the letter said, however, we recognize when it comes to sports competition, the biology of sex is a separate issue from someone's gender identity. biologically lia holds unfair advantage over competition in the women's category. evidenced by her rankings that bounced from 462, number 462 as male to number one as a female. the conflict over transgender athletes has become a national debate. south dakota governor signed bill into law that bans transgender athletes from