Riley Gaines spoke out against a Democratic Nevada amendment that seeks to block schools from only allowing students to compete in sports based on their biological sex.
recently moved forward an amendment to fine school boards up to $5,000 per day if they do not allow students to participate in sports and use restrooms based on"gender identity or expression."
"We can confidently say it's about putting men into women's spaces because this isn't going the other way," Gaines, an outspoken critic of allowing biological males to compete in female sports and use women's facilities, told Fox News Digital in a statement. Gaines, a 12-time NCAA All-American athlete who was forced to compete against and tied with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, urged that the amendment"is a big mistake," citing"the very real differences that exist between the sexes."
Riley Gaines, now a spokeswoman for the Independent Women’s Forum, famously tied Lia Thomas for fifth place in the 200 Freestyle finals at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships last year. "Girls and women aren't demanding access to men's locker rooms. We aren't demanding to play in men's sports because we know the very real differences that exist between the sexes," the swimmer said in a statement.
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