When discussing transgender athletes in sports, Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps issued a commonsense response.

CNN asked the swimming star about Lia Thomas, a male swimmer who is transgender and is performing well on the University of Pennsylvania’s women’s swim team. Phelps offered compassion for people suffering from gender dysphoria but acknowledged the biological reality: Men and women are different.

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