Riley Gaines Testifies on Capitol Hill, Describes Her Experience Swimming Against Lia Thomas
Fox News: Former college championship swimmer Riley Gaines challenged Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on Wednesday after he accused Republicans of promoting “hateful rhetoric” by questioning the rights of transgender youth. Gaines was on Capitol Hill as a witness for the Senate’s hearing on LGBTQ civil rights, where Durbin said lawmakers need to be careful when talking about this issue (Fox News). RNC Research: “Sen. Durbin … you had mentioned this ‘rhetoric.’ You had mentioned ‘what message does it send to trans individuals?’ My combat to that is: what message does this send to women, to young girls … their rights to privacy and safety thrown out of the window?” Riley Gaines (Twitter).
https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/ [login to see] 78375424 Josh Hawley: Here’s the fearless Riley Gaines explaining what it was like to have a 6’4” biological man in her locker room – and being told to shut up about it. This is the “tolerance” of the left (Twitter). Greg Price: Dem witness: “There’s been this news article about men that think they can beat Serena Williams in tennis. And it’s just not the case. She is stronger than them.” Riley Gaines: “Both Serena and Venus lost to the 203rd ranked male tennis player” (Twitter).
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