Riley Gaines: I Stood up for All Women after Losing to a Man | Stories of Us

After years of hard work, Riley Gaines made it to the NCAA Championship, but her dreams of winning were shattered when a low-ranked male swimmer who had changed his name to Lia Thomas entered the competition, destroying the opportunities of female athletes. Riley could not stand by and allow this growing trend of biological men dominating women’s sports to go unchallenged, even if it meant standing alone. But, to Riley’s surprise, others would soon join the fight.

[newwavepop]

I am a 6'5" man watching with tears welling in my eyes. we will NOT let our Mothers, our Daughters our Sisters be ERASED!

[lgmspetsnaz]

I support Riley Gaines 100%. Keep speaking the truth girl

[vegasrenie]

I love what Riley is doing, and she is a real hero. I'm disappointed that fathers did not stand up to protect their daughters. Rather than one lone woman, there should have been a squad of dads protesting this injustice.

[makattak]

Riley is a hero! So many people are scared to stand up for what they believe in, and this is why we are where we are.

[gfocaraccio]

From a South African perspective, this is just insane. Thank you for your strength and for speaking out. I hope this madness stops soon. In the mean time..sue 🙂

[MaryBethPetra]

The first problem that caused this is Caitlin (formerly Bruce) Jenner being gifted an athletic award as sportswoman of the year that was undeserved. But now s/he comes out against men in women's sports. What a sham/e.

[venomgt]

If all women in Sports had Riley Gaines ethic, their would be zero transformers swimming. I hope America wakes up

[carries]

We support her 100%. This is a strong young female that my daughters look up to.

[Not-the-only-one]

A woman with courage that stood up for what’s right. Congrats to you Riley Gaines!

[nicopohl]

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” ― George Orwell, 1984.

[marcostapiz]

Every coach, official and athletic director allowing this should be held accountable for their failure to protect our daughters. Shame on them.

[paulhornbogen]

Ms. G. You have my full support. Please keep what your doing on this topic. This pure nuts. Thank you.

[LindaHill-wvqv]

God Bless You Riley. Don't stop we true Biological Women stand behind you. We're sick of this Sickening Mess!

[chezlafem]

God bless Riley Gaines. She’s a very intelligent and motivated young woman that stands up for what is right and good. 🙏🏻🇺🇸❤️

[hharden]

WE’RE ALL BEHIND YOU RILEY!!!! There are many athletes and women who got your back, don’t give up the fight for our voices to be heard not just in sports but in all our everyday lives🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻KEEP IT GOING GURL! God bless you and your family and to all our women athletes who are also dealing with these situations, UNACCEPTABLE!!!!

[seangriffin]

A high school volleyball player who had a scholarship received a concussion during a game because a male player spiked a ball at her head with great force. She cannot play anymore. Two Olympian female boxers (so far) have lost to biological males in this Olympics. It's sickening; destroying women's competition in the name of "progress".

Keep fighting, Riley Gaines. Thank you.

[jojoglemond]

Will should be embarrassed of his victory over a women.

He simply couldn’t accept the fact that he was a mediocre swimmer.

[claudechase]

Riley Gaines is such a hero, I think she should put on a Super Girl Costume and pose for a photo as the poster girl for courage and the American way !

[geobla]

Who would have thought we would have regressed to this Ideology Pseubo-science.

[perfectblue]

Olympic boxing reminded us that Riley has been right all along