Category: Riley Gaines

Riley Gaines Recalls Being Barricaded and Assaulted, Calls Out Karine Jean-Pierre

Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas) questioned Riley Gaines, a spokeswoman of the Independent Women’s Forum, at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing held last week. During the questioning, Gaines recalled being held hostage by hundreds of people who tried to stop her from giving a speech. She also said that the protesters kept chanting, and the…


‘Women Are in Jeopardy’ When Men Infiltrate Their Locker Rooms and Sports, Says Activist Riley Gaines

Women feel threatened by men in their sports and locker rooms, no matter with which gender the men  “identify,” says college-swimming-star-turned-activist Riley Gaines. Yet, some states recently have addressed this situation with laws to protect women’s spaces and sports. And that’s “really good news,” she said. But the fight is far from over. Gaines, who…


LIVE NOW: Riley Gaines, Women Sports Advocate Rallies With Reps. for Women’s Bill of Rights

Riley Gaines, Independent Women’s Voice spokeswoman, and former 12x All-American swimmer, joins Reps. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.), Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.), Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.), Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.), Burgess Owens (R-Utah), and other members of Congress in a press conference at 9:15 a.m. ET on May 17 to advocate for the passage…


Riley Gaines, Women Sports Advocate Rallies With Reps. for Women’s Bill of Rights

Riley Gaines, Independent Women’s Voice spokeswoman, and former 12x All-American swimmer, joins Reps. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.), Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.), Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.), Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.), Burgess Owens (R-Utah), and other members of Congress in a press conference at 9:15 a.m. ET on May 17 to advocate for the passage…


Riley Gaines Details ‘Traumatic’ Experience of Being ‘Held Against Her Will’ by Protesters Who ‘Demanded Ransom’

Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines has detailed her “traumatic” experience of being physically assaulted and held against her will at San Francisco State University (SFSU) last month after giving a speech on the “injustices” surrounding women’s participation in sports. Gaines told members of Congress during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on May 16 that she…


Riley Gaines Speaks at Tennessee ‘Save Women’s Sports’ Event

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—If female swimmers had all boycotted rather than race against a man, transgender swimmer Lia Thomas would never have entered the pool, said former professional swimmer Riley Gaines. Speaking to a crowd of over 100 at an April 27 “Our Spaces/Our Sports: Women Hold the Line” event in Nashville, Tennessee, Gaines said that if…


Female Athletes Should Boycott Sports To Shut Out Biological Males Competing as Transgender, Activist Says

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—If female swimmers all had boycotted, rather than race against a biological man, transgender swimmer Lia Thomas never would have entered the pool, says former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines. “Boycott—if we can orchestrate that in any capacity—that’s an effective way to make change,” Gaines said at an event in Nashville, Tennessee on…


House Republican Women Tout Passage of Bill Barring Trans Athletes in Women’s Sports

Women in the House Republican caucus celebrated the passage of a bill on Thursday that would bar athletes born as male from competing in sports designated for women and girls. The bill, H.R. 734—the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023″—states that it is a violation of Title IX of the Education…


Protester Arrested for Harassment at Riley Gaines Event in New York

Authorities arrested a protester on April 13 outside an event at the University of Buffalo (UB) where Riley Gaines, a former National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) swimmer, gave a speech on protecting women’s sports. John Della Contrada, a spokesperson for the New York-based university, told Campus Reform that police arrested a 22-year-old protester and charged…


Free Speech Advocacy Group Condemns ‘Mob Censorship’ of Riley Gaines

A constitutional rights legal organization that defends freedom of speech on and off campuses is demanding accountability for the “mob censorship” that took place at San Francisco State University (SFSU), where former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines was attacked by a group of protesters on April 6. In a letter (pdf) addressed to university President Lynn…