WATCH: Riley Gaines Defends Women’s Sports, Calls out Lia Thomas ‘Mansplaining What It Is to Be a Feminist’ in Senate Hearing

For anyone who might still be on the fence about biological men competing in women’s sports, the testimony on Wednesday of former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines should leave little doubt as to how outrageously unfair the practice is. Gaines kicked off a Senate Committee hearing on “Protecting Pride: Defending the Civil Rights of LGBTQ+ Americans.” Gaines began her opening statement recalling how she competed against transgender woman Lia Thomas, formerly William Thomas, and tied for fifth place in the 200-yard NCAA Freestyle championship race. As a male swimmer, Thomas ranked 554th in the men’s 200 freestyle. Competing against women, Thomas finished fifth, first, and eighth in the 200, 500, and 1650 freestyles. Gaines also went on to describe that, even though the race had ended in a tie with Thomas, Gaines was forced to give Thomas the trophy — something she had worked most of her life for — for what the NCAA admitted was for photo ops. She stated:Read More