{"id":1995440,"date":"2023-08-09T14:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T18:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/riley-gaines-vows-to-push-legislation-in-all-50-states-after-she-says-trans-protesters-spit-on-attendees-at-save-womens-sports-event\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T14:03:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T18:03:33","slug":"riley-gaines-vows-to-push-legislation-in-all-50-states-after-she-says-trans-protesters-spit-on-attendees-at-save-womens-sports-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/riley-gaines-vows-to-push-legislation-in-all-50-states-after-she-says-trans-protesters-spit-on-attendees-at-save-womens-sports-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Riley Gaines pledges to pass laws in every state after claiming transgender protesters spat on attendees at &#8216;Save Women&#8217;s Sports&#8217; gathering."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/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-vows-to-push-legislation-in-all-50-states-after-she-says-trans-protesters-spit-on-attendees-at-save-womens-sports-event%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=1995440&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>Transgender Activists Clash with Supporters \u200dof Girls-Only Spaces and Sports in Texas<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During a bill signing ceremony in Texas, transgender activists engaged in disruptive and aggressive behavior, including yelling profanities at children, throwing \u200cbottles, and even\u200d spitting on people, according to\u200c Division 1 swimmer-turned-activist Riley Gaines, who spoke to\u2063 The Daily Wire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Texas Republican\u2062 Governor Greg Abbott invited Gaines, along \u2062with her \u200dformer teammate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fighting-for-women-lia-thomas-teammate-tells-her-story-to-matt-walsh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paula Scanlan<\/a>, and\u2064 others to witness \u2063the ceremonial signing of Senate Bill 15, also known \u2062as\u2063 the \u201cSave Women\u2019s Sports Act.\u201d This bill, signed into\u200d law in June, aims to protect girls-only spaces and sports and will take effect on September 1.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAs expected, we\u200d encountered protesters,\u201d Gaines shared with\u200b The Daily Wire. \u201cAnd unfortunately, these protesters were some of the most \u200bvengeful, hateful, and soulless individuals. They directed profanities at children, threw bottles, poured drinks, and even spat \u200bon people.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cRacist, sexist, anti-trans, you \u2063have blood on your hands\u201d \u200c <\/p>\n<p>Simply female athletes asking\u2063 for our own \u2064spaces.\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FtYjg8XI4Z\">pic.twitter.com\/FtYjg8XI4Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Macy Petty (@macypetty0416) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/macypetty0416\/status\/1688644646379954177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThere are certain groups of protesters who will go\u200b to any \u2064lengths to undermine\u2064 our cause,\u200b but they lack truth, science, logic, and \u2063common sense to support \u2063their arguments,\u201d Gaines explained. \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That&#8217;s why they resort to name-calling and spitting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHowever, this doesn&#8217;t\u2063 discourage us. In fact, it almost motivates\u2063 us further,\u201d she continued. \u201cWe know we are doing\u2062 the right thing. Despite the unfortunate treatment, it encourages me to continue fighting\u200b for this cause in\u200c all 50 states.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The event was captured on video, \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackburn-and-blumenthal-demand-answers-from-pinterest-over-sex-themed-image-boards-of-minors\/\" title=\"Blackburn and Blumenthal demand answers from Pinterest over 'sex-themed' image boards of minors\">showing young girls<\/a> being verbally attacked by protesters\u200c advocating for transgender \u200dpolicies. Reportedly,\u200b hundreds of \u200cprotesters were present.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGirls as young as 5\u2062 were harassed and subjected to\u200b vulgar language, all for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/riley-gaines-vows-to-push-legislation-in-all-50-states-after-she-says-trans-protesters-spit-on-attendees-at-save-womens-sports-event\/\" title=\"Riley Gaines pledges to pass laws in every state after claiming transgender protesters spat on attendees at 'Save Women's Sports' gathering.\">supporting equal athletic opportunities<\/a>,\u201d Independent \u2064Women\u2019s Voice captioned the footage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DISGUSTING: Protestors targeted young girls outside of the \u2062signing of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveWomensSports?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaveWomensSports<\/a> Act in Texas. \u200b <\/p>\n<p>Girls, as young as 5, were harassed &#038; called vulgar names, all for joining the celebration of protecting equal athletic opportunity. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QdPFpThq6L\">pic.twitter.com\/QdPFpThq6L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Independent Women&#8217;s Voice (@IWV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IWV\/status\/1688694138831568896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Michelle Evans, the leader of the Austin chapter of \u200bIndependent Women\u2019s Network, described the protesters \u200das a \u201crabid\u201d\u200d crowd, \u2063as reported by Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen\u200b I turned \u200caround to go back inside the building, someone threw water at me,\u201d Evans\u2063 recounted. \u2063\u201cAnother person threatened \u2063to harm me at my home. A woman physically blocked my path and pushed against me. Someone even hit my arm. And then, a woman wearing a pink ski mask and sunglasses spat into my open\u200b eye.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scanlan, who \u2062was also present at the\u2062 event, shared a\u2062 video of the protesters with the caption, \u201cWhat about women\u2019s rights? Are women\u2019s rights not human rights?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1665860950409244673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1665860950409244673%7Ctwgr%5E13892b0b1cf9d1ff67a543806b47b7efbd3eb53e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Ffighting-for-women-lia-thomas-teammate-tells-her-story-to-matt-walsh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scanlan<\/a> previously \u2063swam on the University of Pennsylvania swim team with Lia Thomas, a biological male \u2064athlete who now identifies as a woman. \u2064In June, Scanlan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fighting-for-women-lia-thomas-teammate-tells-her-story-to-matt-walsh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared her experience<\/a> with Thomas during an interview with Daily Wire host Matt Walsh Show.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What\u2064 about\u200c women\u2019s\u2063 rights? Are women\u2019s rights\u2064 not human\u2062 rights? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/54zzS9lxPa\">pic.twitter.com\/54zzS9lxPa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2063Paula Scanlan (@PaulaYScanlan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulaYScanlan\/status\/1688683747363651584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gaines \u200demphasized that the \u201cSave Women\u2019s Sports Act\u201d in Texas protects girls and women at all levels of competition by ensuring they compete based on\u200b their biological\u2063 sex.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis was a significant moment. It \u200bfelt like the \u2064culmination of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-fathers-day-to-remember-jon-rahm-wins-his-first-major-championship\/\" title=\"A Father\u2019s Day To Remember: Jon Rahm Wins His First Major Championship\">hard work finally paying<\/a> off,\u201d\u2062 she \u2064added. \u201cI \u2062have testified \u2062in Texas multiple times \u200cand worked with lawmakers from\u2063 both sides to \u200dhelp them\u200c understand the \u200dimportance of this issue\u200b and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/palestinian-authority-rejects-israels-offer-of-a-million-vaccine-doses-other-countries-are-already-asking-for-them-report-says\/\" title=\"Palestinian Authority Rejects Israel\u2019s Offer Of A Million Vaccine Doses. Other Countries Are Already Asking For Them, Report Says\">find effective ways<\/a> to communicate \u200dour message. So, we were incredibly excited.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transgender activists disrupted a bill signing in Texas, hurling profanities, bottles, and even spitting on supporters of girls-only spaces and sports. 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