{"id":2007015,"date":"2023-08-21T14:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T18:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-library-kicks-out-ex-college-athlete-after-being-accused-of-misgendering\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T14:15:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T18:15:49","slug":"california-library-kicks-out-ex-college-athlete-after-being-accused-of-misgendering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-library-kicks-out-ex-college-athlete-after-being-accused-of-misgendering\/","title":{"rendered":"California library ejects former college athlete following allegations of misgendering."},"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\">20<\/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%2Fcalifornia-library-kicks-out-ex-college-athlete-after-being-accused-of-misgendering%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=2007015&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>Athlete Kicked Out of Library \u2063for Speaking Out on Transgender Athletes in Women&#8217;s Sports<\/h2>\n<p>A former college athlete found herself at the center of controversy when she was asked to leave a library in California for discussing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/retired-nfl-player-calls-for-separate-transgender-category-of-sports-after-biden-executive-order\/\" title=\"Retired NFL Player Calls For Separate Transgender Category Of Sports After Biden Executive Order\">transgender athletes<\/a>\u2062 in women&#8217;s sports. Sophia \u2064Lorey, a\u2063 passionate speaker and former athlete,\u200b was delivering a powerful speech on Sunday at a library in Davis, California.\u2064 She highlighted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-library-kicks-out-ex-college-athlete-after-being-accused-of-misgendering\/\" title=\"California library ejects former college athlete following allegations of misgendering.\">challenges young girls face<\/a> in pursuing their dreams while men\u200c are allowed to compete in women&#8217;s sports.<\/p>\n<p>During her speech, Lorey was interrupted by a \u200dlibrarian who objected\u2063 to her statement. The \u2064librarian insisted that Lorey leave the \u2063premises due to her comments. Undeterred, Lorey continued to address\u200d the audience, referring to the issue as &#8220;biological men&#8221; competing against &#8220;biological girls,&#8221; as \u2063captured in footage shared on social media.<\/p>\n<h3>Debate: Trump, DeSantis, and \u200d2024 GOP Hopefuls&#8217; Stance\u2063 on AI<\/h3>\n<p>Lorey took to X, \u2064formerly known as Twitter, to\u200c express her frustration. &#8220;The librarian \u2064then again told me to leave, so I directly asked why I was being asked to leave,&#8221; she \u200bwrote. &#8220;He responded, &#8216;Because you are misgendering, you\u2063 were talking about men in women&#8217;s \u2063sports.'&#8221; The event, organized by a group\u2062 that had reserved the conference room at the Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library, aimed to foster discussion on this important topic.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, Lorey had legal support on her side.\u2063 A licensed California attorney, Erin Friday, stepped\u2064 up \u2063to defend\u2063 Lorey&#8217;s right to speak \u2063at the event. Friday acknowledged the\u200d presence of protesters but emphasized that everyone has First Amendment rights, including Lorey.<\/p>\n<p>Riley Gaines, a prominent \u2063advocate\u200b for protecting women&#8217;s sports, shared the footage of the incident on social media. Gaines described the situation as &#8220;ridiculous,\u2063 but not shocking,&#8221;\u2064 applauding Lorey for standing her ground.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>Moms for Liberty, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/accomplice-of-woman-behind-irs-targeting-the-tea-party-selected-to-run-new-irs-centralized-office-for-87000-agents\/\" title=\"Accomplice of Woman Behind IRS Targeting the Tea Party Selected to Run New IRS Centralized Office for 87,000 Agents\">conservative political group<\/a>, organized the event at the library&#8217;s Yolo, California, chapter. The event, open to the \u200cpublic free of charge, aimed to shed light on the\u2064 California Interscholastic\u2064 Federation&#8217;s discriminatory\u2062 policies that jeopardize girls&#8217; opportunities to excel in sports. A flyer promoting the event called attention to the need for change.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Examiner has reached out to Moms for Liberty for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A California library expelled a former college athlete, Sophia Lorey, for allegedly misgendering individuals while discussing transgender athletes in women&#8217;s sports. 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