Ep 816 | Reliving the Trauma of Sharing a Locker Room with 'Lia' Thomas | Guest: Riley Gaines

Today, we’re joined by Riley Gaines to talk about her decision to speak out against men competing in women’s sports. Her story started when she tied with Lia (Will) Thomas in the NCAA Women’s Swimming Championships and saw the trophy given to Thomas rather than her for the photo op. She covers the traumatizing experience of having to change with a man in the women’s locker room and how blindsided and betrayed she and the other swimmers felt. We discuss the backlash and harassment she’s faced for standing up for women in sports, including being held hostage after a speech at San Francisco State University. Riley issues a challenge to female athletes and offers some advice to parents. Then, she joins us again for a special announcement.

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Timecodes:

(00:54) Intro & Monday encouragement

(13:23) Background on Riley

(17:15) Deciding to fight sports injustice

(19:36) Will Thomas & denying truth

(30:55) Family response to Riley's competition

(34:35) Calling on girls to boycott

(40:03) Title IX

(44:20) Riley's announcement

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Links:

Politico: "Biden’s Title IX sports rule draws 100,000 comments" https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-education/2023/05/08/bidens-title-ix-sports-rule-draws-100-000-comments-00095728

Fox 7: "Texas House committee holds hearing on 'Save Women's Sports' bill SB 15" https://www.fox7austin.com/news/texas-house-committee-holds-hearing-on-save-womens-sports-bill-sb-15

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