Anti-transgender rights activist Riley Gaines recently revealed her disappointment in NCAA president Charlie Baker.
Gaines, a former Kentucky women’s swimmer, released a statement that highlighted the NCAA’s inaction about transgender woman Lia Thomas winning several trophies at the 2022 championships.
Gaines also stated her discomfort in having to change clothes in front of Thomas.
“Because of all this, I imagined that [President Baker] would be adamant about prioritizing fairness and the integrity of sports rather than creating guidelines that limit opportunities for females under the guise of promoting ‘inclusion,'” she said.
“And let me be clear: the guidelines he mentioned in this week’s Senate Judiciary hearing are no less harmful to women, no less discriminatory to women than those in 2022. Without single-sex competition, there can be no equal athletic opportunity.”
Gaines revealed she wrote a letter to Baker back in January.
“I explained the general consensus of how the female athletes felt disregarded and betrayed by the unfair competition and lack of privacy and vulnerability in our locker rooms where male genitalia was on full display. I explained how athletes, coaches, administrators, and parents were silenced amidst the controversy,” Gaines said.
“I explained why it’s crucial to understand the scientific evidence that shows the impossibility of leveling the collegiate playing field through hormone therapy. I asked for an opportunity to meet face-to-face and sit down with him to better explain my (and so many other female athletes’) perspective and to work together to create a solution that would provide everyone a place where they can play fairly and safely.”
Baker did not respond to Gaines’ letter.
[Fox News]
