The University of Pennsylvania's decision to ban transgender female athletes from competing in women's sports to resolve a civil rights complaint by the Department of Education is being slammed by LGBTQ activists and legal experts as unconstitutional.

Penn has agreed to ban trans women from women's sports, resolving a civil rights case that centered around swimmer Lia Thomas, the Department of Education said Tuesday.

The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports and to strip alum Lia Thomas, a trans woman, of her swimming titles in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Education. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ + news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.