Riley Gaines, a former National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) swimmer and advocate against biological males competing in women’s sports, described feeling “terrified” the moment before she was physically assaulted by a transgender activist at San Francisco State University earlier this week.
She was at the campus on the evening of April 6 to give a speech about saving women’s sports, according to an event announcement. She spoke to an audience of about 80 to 100 people, about half supporters and half protesters, Gaines said.
The protesters had messages written in Sharpie over their faces and hands and held signs, a silent sit-in that she was aware of ahead of the event and had no problem with….