Riley Gaines Speaks at Tennessee ‘Save Women’s Sports’ Event

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—If female swimmers had all boycotted rather than race against a man, transgender swimmer Lia Thomas would never have entered the pool, said former professional swimmer Riley Gaines.
Speaking to a crowd of over 100 at an April 27 “Our Spaces/Our Sports: Women Hold the Line” event in Nashville, Tennessee, Gaines said that if female athletes fight back when institutions attempt to make them compete against men, they can win.
“Boycott, if we can orchestrate that in any capacity, that’s an effective way to make change,” Gaines said during a Q&A. “Of course, legislature’s there. But this is quicker.”…}