Riley Gaines, a former University of Kentucky swimmer and NCAA finalist in 200 freestyle in 2021 and 2022 was recently attacked by a protestor while she was giving a speech. The swimmer was at San Francisco State University on Thursday to give a speech, where she talked about the opposition of transgender women in women’s sports. Her speech was not well received by some, and some protestants tried to attack her. Henry Cavill’s Ex and MMA Legend Gina Carano recently expresses her shock about the incident and spoke in support of Gaines.
Riley Gaines shares video of the attack
The video of the gory incident revealed the supporters of trans inclusion not only harassed her but also chased her down the hallway. The protestors were shouting insults, and cursing her as they tried to corner her in the University. The campus police officers took her away from the scene to a secure area, where she remained for some time till midnight.
Gaines shared footage from the event and she wrote,
“I was ambushed and physically hit twice by a man. This is proof that women need sex-protected space.”
“Still only further assures me I’m doing something right. When they want you silent, speak louder.”
Former MMA and actress, Gina Carano stood by her side and supported Gaines.
Gina Carano reacts to Riley Gaines being attacked
Gina Carano reshared the post by Independent Women’s Forum and wrote,
“This is horrifying. It is NOT transphobic to say that biological men should not be competing against biological women in sports. Many trans people understand and agree with this.”
“This is so disgustingly abusive and harmful, and it is encouraging acts of violence against women. These protestors cannot debate this with logic or words so they resort to bullying and violence. Cowards,”
She further added,
“Ask yourself why the majority is trans women moving over into women’s sports and why we don’t see many trans men successfully transferring and competing against men, why doesn’t this go both ways, why are only women’s sports negatively affected?”
Carano, who has a 7-1 record when she competed in the MMA league Strikeforce, added that female sports leagues are built to promote well-being among the participants, and permitting men to compete in the events would sabotage those opportunities.
She said,
“The knowledge that comes with training, the excitement of getting a college scholarship to go play for a team or go to the Olympics and compete on a fair stage, the ability to make money and support themselves, sponsorships, entire futures are built on women competing in sports. Even if someone doesn’t end up becoming a professional, just playing for a team in high school can be life-changing.”
Carano also stated that violence against women who support sports leagues protected from males would get worse unless people speak out.
About Gina Carano
From acing MMA to creating a successful career in movies, Gina Carano is one of Hollywood’s most popular rising stars. She was also popularly known as the “Face of Women’s MMA” and ranked 5th on a list of Top 10 Influential Women of 2008. Carano also has a competitive record of 12-1-1 in Muay Thai and a 7-1 in women’s MMA.
Talking about her acting career, Carano got her first lead in the action film Haywire, and she also made appearances in Fast & Furious 6 and Deadpool. Carano also portrayed Cara Dune in the popular series, The Mandalorian from 2019 to 2020.
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