Former NCAA swimming star Riley Gaines spoke out on the exchange between the White House press secretary and a reporter about transgender participation in women's sports.
Riley Gaines speaks during a National Girls and Women in Sports day event on Capitol Hill on Feb. 1, 2023, in Washington D.C.
Jean-Pierre responded to the reporter, saying what he was alluding to was that"transgender kids are dangerous." She called it a"dangerous thing to say" and pushed back on the so-called"broad" example that she was given.Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during the daily briefing in the White House, June 12, 2023.
"The message this sends to ALL women is that our safety doesn't matter. Nor does our privacy, our fairness, our equal opportunities, or our dignity. The misogyny is slapping us across the face." Gaines has been among those leading the charge to keep transgender girls and women out of girls and women’s sports in the name of fairness and equality.
Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines speaks during a rally on Jan. 12, 2023, outside of the NCAA Convention in San Antonio. last month for the unveiling of House Republicans’ Women's Bill of Rights legislation. During a press conference, she explained the bill would define the word"woman" in federal law in order to bolster other bills such as the House’s recently passed Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.
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