Sports
The debate over transgender participation in women’s sports reignited over the weekend after Olympic superstar Simone Biles publicly responded to a post by Riley Gaines, a conservative activist known for opposing trans inclusion in competitive sports.
The controversy started when Gaines criticized a transgender player from Champlin Park High School, who recently helped her team secure its first-ever state softball championship. In response, Biles, a seven-time Olympic medalist, took to X (formerly Twitter) to defend the athlete:
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“@Riley_Gaines_ You’re truly sick. This whole campaign because you lost one race. Straight-up a sore loser. You should be encouraging the trans community and maybe find a way to make sports inclusive. Maybe a transgender category IN ALL SPORTS!!”
Biles continued:
“But instead… you bully them. One thing’s for sure – no one in sports is safe with you around!!!!”
Gaines accuses Biles of “betraying women”
Gaines, who rose to prominence in 2022 after claiming she competed against a transgender woman – Lia Thomas – at the NCAA Swimming Championships, responded with a scathing personal attack on Biles.
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