Lia Smith Hoped to Start Fresh At Middlebury. In Trump’s America, It Seemed Impossible. NYT Par :Juliet Macur 5 janvier 2026 à 16:28 Lia Smith was a senior at Middlebury College, a transgender woman and, for a time, an athlete on the school’s diving team. But she struggled to feel accepted, and in October, she took her own life. © John Tully for The New York TimesLia Smith’s body was found in a field near the Knoll.