US EditionSimone Biles And Riley Gaines Clash Over Transgender Athletes In Women’s Sports
- Simone Biles and Riley Gaines clashed publicly in 2022 after Gaines tied with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas at the NCAA Championships.
- The conflict arose amid ongoing debates about transgender women competing in women's sports, with Biles advocating inclusivity and Gaines opposing it.
- Biles criticized Gaines for her ongoing opposition following a race loss, calling her behavior unacceptable, and emphasized the importance of supporting the transgender community by promoting inclusive sports environments where transgender athletes can feel safe.
- Gaines expressed her disappointment with Biles's position, stating that women should not be responsible for finding ways to accommodate men within female-only environments.
- This exchange highlights the polarized views on fairness in sports and reflects broader legal and policy actions restricting transgender women athletes worldwide.
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Simone Biles rails against ‘sore loser’ conservative activist over trans athletes
(The Hill) — Olympian gymnast Simone Biles on Friday night clashed with conservative activist Riley Gaines over a transgender athlete’s participation on a Minnesota high school’s softball team. Gaines railed against a post on social platform X from the Minnesota State High School League that celebrated Champlin Park High School’s first softball state championship win. “Comments off lol,” Gaines wrote, referencing MSHSL's X settings. “To be exp…
Riley Gaines and Simone Biles Beef Online Amid Trans Athlete Debate
Simone Biles and former collegiate swimmer and conservative activist Riley Gaines have exchanged barbs on social media amid a debate over transgender athletes in sports.Newsweek reached out to press representatives for Biles and Gaines via email on Saturday.A national debate about transgender athletes escalated during the 2024 presidential election cycle, as President Donald Trump pledged to minimize transgender athletes' participation in sports…
Simone Biles slams ‘sore loser’ Riley Gaines for ‘bullying’ trans teen
Simone Biles took former U.S. NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines to task on Friday, after the now-conservative activist “bullied” a transgender teen athlete. On X, the Olympic gold medalist, 28, dubbed 25-year-old Gaines “truly sick” and a “sore loser” after Gaines misgendered a high school softball player. Gaines earlier quoted a tweet from the Minnesota State High School League, which celebrated “Champlin Park, the Class AAAA Softball State Champion fo…
'I performed my best': Trans athlete AB Hernandez speaks out after track and field championships
Controversy over AB Hernandez's participation in girls' sports included rule changes, federal investigations and online threats to the state of California by President Donald Trump.
Simone Biles Gets Into Nasty Twitter Feud with Riley Gaines Over Anti-Trans Sports Comments | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Simone Biles is ripping into Riley Gaines over her anti-trans comments about a transgender softball player. If you didn’t know, Riley, 25, is a conservative activist and former swimmer known for campaigning against the participation of trans women in women’s sports ever since she came in fifth place in a race where a trans swimmer out-swam her. On Friday (June 6), Riley commented on a post on X from Minnesota State High School League, which cele…
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