Lia Smith, Trans Athlete, Dead by Suicide; While Gavin Newsom Says He Wants to Ban Trans Athletes

Lia Smith, trans athlete, dead by suicide; while Gavin Newsom says he wants to ban trans athletes

Them: Lia Smith, Missing 21-Year-Old Trans Student, Found Dead in Vermont Gavin Newsom: We must ban trans students from sports for “fairness.” It’s worth noting that Lia Smith was on Middlebury’s swim and dive team roster last year. Then the NCAA...

Lia Smith, Missing 21-Year-Old Trans Student, Found Dead In Vermont

Them reports that Lia Smith, a transgender student at Middlebury College in Vermont, has been confirmed dead by local authorities. Read more at Them

Middlebury mourns the death of Lia Smith ’26 - The Middlebury Campus

Lia Smith ’26 has passed away at Middlebury College. She was found dead in the afternoon on Thursday, Oct. 23 by Vermont State Police (VSP) in a field near the Knoll, the college’s organic farm on the west end of campus. 

Lia Smith Found Dead, and the Conversation on Trans Student Safety Just Got Louder

Credit: The Mega Agency Middlebury College has confirmed that senior Lia Smith, 21, was found dead on Oct. 23 near The Knoll, the school’s farm west of campus. According to a statement from Middlebury College president Ian Baucom, Smith grew up in Woodside, Calif., and attended Sacred Heart Preparatory. At Middlebury, she competed as a diver on the women’s swimming and diving team. She also participated in the Chess Club and Japanese Club. On ca…

Communities mourn the loss of trans student-athlete Lia Smith

*Content may be upsetting to readers Communities across the United States are grieving the tragic loss of Lia Smith, a 21-year-old trans student-athlete whose life was marked by brilliance, courage, and advocacy. Smith, a senior pursuing a double major in computer science and statistics, was found dead on 23 October near Middlebury College in Vermont. Authorities have confirmed her death as suicide. Originally from California, Lia was a diver on…