and mark emmert and charlie baker fall into that category. president at the time, mark emmert, in the days following the national championships where thomas was able to compete with the women, he released a statement. in this public statement, he said i unequivocally stand in my decision to allow leah thomas to swim with the women because it is based in evolving science. but privately, i see mark emmert at the ncaa women of the year award banquet, to which i was nominated for, but ncaa women of the year was not limited or exclusive to just women because leah thomas was also nominated for this, the most prestigious award for collegiate female athletes. i see him there and mark emmert has the audacity to say you keep fighting, keep pushing. as if he's not the one that i am fighting. that is something that we have seen. i have seen it in the u.s. house, u.s. senate. unfortunately, this issue has become polarized in such a way where it has, again, in terms of our elected officials and the media, seemingly fallen on party lines. not representative