{"id":1954995,"date":"2023-06-23T06:27:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T10:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaines-and-scanlan-demand-protection-for-womens-sports-or-women-will-continue-being-erased\/"},"modified":"2023-06-23T06:28:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T10:28:13","slug":"gaines-and-scanlan-demand-protection-for-womens-sports-or-women-will-continue-being-erased","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaines-and-scanlan-demand-protection-for-womens-sports-or-women-will-continue-being-erased\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaines and Scanlan urge safeguarding women&#8217;s sports to prevent further erasure."},"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\">22<\/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%2Fgaines-and-scanlan-demand-protection-for-womens-sports-or-women-will-continue-being-erased%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=1954995&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--><h2>Protecting Women&#8217;s Sports and Women as a Whole<\/h2>\n<p>During Women&#8217;s Sports Week, former NCAA swimmers Riley Gaines and Paula Scanlan are raising awareness about the threats faced by women&#8217;s sports and women in general. They believe that if these threats persist, not only will the integrity of women&#8217;s sports be lost, but women as a whole will continue to be erased.<\/p>\n<h3>Championing Women&#8217;s Sports<\/h3>\n<p>Gaines, a former 12x All-American swimmer at the University of Kentucky and an adviser at Independent Women\u2019s Voice, along with Scanlan, a former teammate of transgender female Lia Thomas at the University of Pennsylvania, are vocal critics of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/female-national-champion-wrestler-joe-biden-is-letting-males-invade-young-girls-spaces\/\" title=\"Female National Champion Wrestler: Joe Biden Is \u2018Letting Males Invade Young Girls\u2019 Spaces\u2019\">biological males participating<\/a> in women&#8217;s sports.<\/p>\n<p>These women&#8217;s sports advocates are determined to end the silence of girls who fear bullying. They urge politicians to take the threat to women&#8217;s sports seriously instead of ignoring it. They also emphasize the importance of treating women with the same respect given to their male counterparts in sports. They believe that sports provide women with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-paul-mlb-might-be-a-little-too-woke-if-league-does-business-with-chinese-communists-while-boycotting-georgia\/\" title=\"Rand Paul: MLB \u2018Might Be A Little Too Woke\u2019 If League Does Business With Chinese Communists While Boycotting Georgia\">valuable life<\/a> and leadership skills, confidence, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/like-a-bad-joke-female-competitor-reacts-to-trans-weightlifter-competing-in-olympic-games\/\" title=\"\u2018Like A Bad Joke\u2019: Female Competitor Reacts To Trans Weightlifter Competing In Olympic Games\">life-changing opportunities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Refusing to stay silent about the need to protect girls and women, Gaines and Scanlan declare, &#8220;Enough is enough.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Preserving Title IX<\/h3>\n<p>Gaines and Scanlan also celebrate the 51st anniversary of Title IX, the federal policy that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaines-and-scanlan-demand-protection-for-womens-sports-or-women-will-continue-being-erased\/\" title=\"Gaines and Scanlan urge safeguarding women's sports to prevent further erasure.\">ensured equal athletic opportunities<\/a> for both sexes. They believe that this law must be preserved in the face of threats targeting its essence.<\/p>\n<p>Gaines clarifies that her advocacy is not anti-trans or hateful, but rather pro-woman and about fairness. Scanlan, a Taiwanese and U.S. citizen, emphasizes the importance of America setting the right example for other countries.<\/p>\n<p>To read Gaines and Scanlan&#8217;s full message, <a href=\"#\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During Women&#8217;s Sports Week, Gaines and Scanlan urge everyone to demand protection for women&#8217;s sports and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kansas-lawmakers-override-governor-banning-trans-athletes-from-womens-sports\/\" title=\"Kansas Lawmakers Override Governor, Banning Trans Athletes From Women\u2019s Sports\">support women athletes<\/a> who face similar fears. They believe it is time to hold the line and demand change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>be denied the opportunities and progress they have fought for. 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