{"id":1922481,"date":"2023-05-02T01:57:28","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T05:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/riley-gaines-says-brittney-griners-remarks-on-transgender-athlete-participation-is-heartbreaking\/"},"modified":"2023-05-02T01:57:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T05:57:28","slug":"riley-gaines-says-brittney-griners-remarks-on-transgender-athlete-participation-is-heartbreaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/riley-gaines-says-brittney-griners-remarks-on-transgender-athlete-participation-is-heartbreaking\/","title":{"rendered":"Riley Gaines Says Brittney Griner\u2019s Remarks on Transgender Athlete Participation Is \u201cHeartbreaking\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Friley-gaines-says-brittney-griners-remarks-on-transgender-athlete-participation-is-heartbreaking%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1922481&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p> close  Gaines reacts to trans student exposing genitals to teen girls: &#8216;It&#8217;s traumatizing&#8217; Former NCAA swimmer and IWF spokesperson Riley Gaines sounds off after an 18-year-old transgender student exposed male genitalia to 14-year-old girls at school; Gaines also rips Lia Thomas for &#8220;gaslighting&#8221; critics.<\/p>\n<p>Former NCAA star swimmer Riley Gaines took issue with Brittney Griner\u2019s remarks about transgender athletes\u2019 participation in sports.<\/p>\n<p>    Griner, the Phoenix Mercury star who made her first media appearance ahead of the start of the 2023 WNBA season, called it &#8220;a crime&#8221; to &#8220;separate someone for any reason&#8221; when asked about state legislation that&#8217;s aimed at preventing transgender athletes from competing against those of the gender they identify as.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Which NBA team would have @brittneygriner since apparently the overwhelming, obvious differences between men and women should simply be overlooked? Heartbreaking to see athletically successful women take this demeaning stance,&#8221; Gaines tweeted Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>  CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/p>\n<p>    Brittney Griner speaks to the media on April 27, 2023, at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. (Barry Gossage\/NBAE via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And if we&#8217;re going to talk about crimes, Brittney&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>  Griner made her comments on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That ranks high on the list of things I\u2019ll be fighting for and speaking up against,&#8221; Griner said when asked by an ESPN reporter about advocating for transgender athletes. &#8220;Everyone deserves the right to play. Everyone deserves the right to come here, sit in these seats and feel safe \u2013 and not feel like there\u2019s the threat, or they can\u2019t be who they are, or like it\u2019s just all eyes on them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>  &#8220;I think it\u2019s a crime, honestly, to separate someone for any reason. So, I definitely will be speaking up against that\u00a0legislation and those laws\u00a0that are trying to be passed, for sure.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>BRITTNEY GRINER RULES OUT PLAYING OVERSEAS IN THE FUTURE, UNLESS SHE&#8217;S REPRESENTING THE US IN OLYMPICS<\/p>\n<p>    Brittney Griner, left, and Riley Gaines (Reuters\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the Kansas State High School Activities Association&#8217;s executive board voted that\u00a0high schools\u00a0and middle schools must see the first birth certificates of transgender athletes in order to decide which teams they can play on.<\/p>\n<p>    The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act passed in the House last week, which aims at\u00a0preventing biological males\u00a0from competing in girls&#8217; and women&#8217;s sports.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today is a great day for America, for fairness, for families, and most importantly for female athletes,&#8221; House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said. &#8220;House Republicans pledged before the last election our commitment to America to women and girls in sports. Today, we kept that promise.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden has said he will veto the bill if it reaches his desk.<\/p>\n<p>    Griner was arrested in February 2022 for bringing vape cartridges containing hash oil through a Moscow airport. She was convicted of the crime in what was described as a sham trial.<\/p>\n<p>  Phoenix Mercury&#8217;s Brittney Griner is congratulated on a play against the Seattle Storm in the WNBA playoffs, Sept. 26, 2021, in Everett, Washington. (AP Photo\/Elaine Thompson)<\/p>\n<p>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/p>\n<p>In December, Russia released her as part of a prisoner swap for convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout.<\/p>\n<p>  Fox News&#8217; Joe Morgan contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p>      Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p> close  Gaines reacts to trans student exposing genitals to teen girls: &#8216;It&#8217;s traumatizing&#8217; Former NCAA swimmer and IWF spokesperson Riley Gaines sounds off after an 18-year-old transgender student exposed male genitalia to 14-year-old girls at school; Gaines also rips Lia Thomas for &#8220;gaslighting&#8221; critics.<\/p>\n<p>Former NCAA star swimmer Riley Gaines took issue with Brittney Griner\u2019s remarks about transgender athletes\u2019 participation in sports.<\/p>\n<p>    Griner, the Phoenix Mercury star who made her first media appearance ahead of the start of the 2023 WNBA season, called it &#8220;a crime&#8221; to &#8220;separate someone for any reason&#8221; when asked about state legislation that&#8217;s aimed at preventing transgender athletes from competing against those of the gender they identify as.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Which NBA team would have @brittneygriner since apparently the overwhelming, obvious differences between men and women should simply be overlooked? Heartbreaking to see athletically successful women take this demeaning stance,&#8221; Gaines tweeted Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>  CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/p>\n<p>    Brittney Griner speaks to the media on April 27, 2023, at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. (Barry Gossage\/NBAE via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And if we&#8217;re going to talk about crimes, Brittney&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>  Griner made her comments on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That ranks high on the list of things I\u2019ll be fighting for and speaking up against,&#8221; Griner said when asked by an ESPN reporter about advocating for transgender athletes. &#8220;Everyone deserves the right to play. Everyone deserves the right to come here, sit in these seats and feel safe \u2013 and not feel like there\u2019s the threat, or they can\u2019t be who they are, or like it\u2019s just all eyes on them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>  &#8220;I think it\u2019s a crime, honestly, to separate someone for any reason. So, I definitely will be speaking up against that\u00a0legislation and those laws\u00a0that are trying to be passed, for sure.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>BRITTNEY GRINER RULES OUT PLAYING OVERSEAS IN THE FUTURE, UNLESS SHE&#8217;S REPRESENTING THE US IN OLYMPICS<\/p>\n<p>    Brittney Griner, left, and Riley Gaines (Reuters\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the Kansas State High School Activities Association&#8217;s executive board voted that\u00a0high schools\u00a0and middle schools must see the first birth certificates of transgender athletes in order to decide which teams they can play on.<\/p>\n<p>    The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act passed in the House last week, which aims at\u00a0preventing biological males\u00a0from competing in girls&#8217; and women&#8217;s sports.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today is a great day for America, for fairness, for families, and most importantly for female athletes,&#8221; House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said. &#8220;House Republicans pledged before the last election our commitment to America to women and girls in sports. Today, we kept that promise.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden has said he will veto the bill if it reaches his desk.<\/p>\n<p>    Griner was arrested in February 2022 for bringing vape cartridges containing hash oil through a Moscow airport. She was convicted of the crime in what was described as a sham trial.<\/p>\n<p>  Phoenix Mercury&#8217;s Brittney Griner is congratulated on a play against the Seattle Storm in the WNBA playoffs, Sept. 26, 2021, in Everett, Washington. 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