Swimmer Riley Gaines, Advocate Against Transgender Competitors, Assaulted at California Campus Speech

In a video posted online, Gaines can be seen fleeing a classroom with police by her side as a large group of transgender activists chase her down a hallway.

AP/John Bazemore, file
Lia Thomas of the University of Pennsylvania at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, March 17, 2022, at Atlanta. AP/John Bazemore, file

A young woman who advocates for keeping biological males out of women’s sports has been assaulted during an appearance at a California university. 

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