In a stunning display of double standards, former NCAA champion swimmer Riley Gaines was attacked last weekend by a mob of radical transgender activists after speaking out in favor of protecting women’s sports from biological males.
The incident occurred after Gaines, a former All-American at the University of Kentucky, spoke at a Turning Point USA event at San Francisco State University to advocate for the rights of female athletes. Video on social media shows Gaines being hustled to safety by police officers as a mob of radical transgender activists follows her, shouting, “Trans rights are human rights!”
Gaines had started her speech when protesters burst into the room where she was speaking. As she was being escorted to safety, she was physically assaulted, she said.
“I’m OK currently, but an hour and a half later, I’m still barricaded in a room with ambushers on the outside yelling and threatening violence,” Gaines said. “As police escorted me out of the event space to my current location, I was hit, physically, twice by what I presume was a male individual. This only assures me I’m doing the right thing.”
It was unclear how long Gaines was barricaded in the room, but the event began at 7 p.m. local time, and at midnight, police were still dispersing the protesters.
“Pray for Riley Gaines and for our brave students at SFSU.” Gaines’s agent, Eli Bremer, said Gaines would not back down from the mob.
“Instead of a thoughtful discussion tonight at SFSU, Riley was violently accosted, shouted at, physically assaulted, and barricaded in a room by protestors. It is stunning that in America in 2023, it is acceptable for biological male students to violently assault a woman for standing up for women’s rights,” Bremer said in a statement. “This will not stop Riley from boldly educating people of the dangers of biological males in women’s sports. She will continue to speak the truth against the radical left that no longer understands the difference between men and women.”
Gaines also slammed Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD) over the weekend for the double standard in criticisms of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a piece of legislation that the Republican-controlled House passed with no support from Democrats.
“Checking birth certificate and/or ensuring everyone has a routine physical before competing = egregious violation of personal dignity. Forcing girls to undress in front of an intact and exposed male = NOT an egregious violation of personal dignity, but rather kind and inclusive,” Gaines said. “This should be bipartisan, yet [no] Democrats in the House voted in favor of HR 734. I’ll stand with anyone, regardless of party affiliation, who vows to protect girls and women in sports.”
This should be bipartisan, yet not democrats in the House voted in favor of HR 734. I'll stand with anyone, regardless of party affiliation, who vows to protect girls and women in sports.
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) April 23, 2023
The incident has sparked outrage and has highlighted yet again the dangers that female athletes face when competing against biological males. It also shines a spotlight on the double standard that Gaines was subjected to, as her assailants were not held accountable by the same level of scrutiny that she was. It is a display of the hypocrisy of those who are so quick to condemn those who speak out against the transgender agenda and shows that violence is still seen as an acceptable way of silencing women’s voices.
