{"id":2118737,"date":"2023-12-07T14:32:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T19:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/riley-gaines-claps-back-at-misogynist-dem-rep-who-asserted-gaines-pro-women-testimony-was-transphobic\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T14:34:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T19:34:11","slug":"riley-gaines-claps-back-at-misogynist-dem-rep-who-asserted-gaines-pro-women-testimony-was-transphobic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/riley-gaines-claps-back-at-misogynist-dem-rep-who-asserted-gaines-pro-women-testimony-was-transphobic\/","title":{"rendered":"Riley Gaines shuts down &#8216;misogynist&#8217; Dem Rep. calling her pro-women testimony &#8216;transphobic"},"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\">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-claps-back-at-misogynist-dem-rep-who-asserted-gaines-pro-women-testimony-was-transphobic%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=2118737&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><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(L) Former collegiate swimmer\u200c Riley Gaines testifies during a House Oversight Subcommittee on\u200c Health Care and Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill December 5,\u200b 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)\u2062 \/ (R) \u2064Pennsylvania \u2064Democratic Congressional candidate, state Rep.\u200d Summer Lee talks to the press outside\u2062 her polling\u2063 station. (Photo by Jeff Swensen\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke\u200c Mallory<\/a><br \/>11:24 AM \u2013 Thursday, December\u2063 7, 2023<\/p>\n<h2>Riley Gaines Stands \u200dUp Against &#8220;Squad&#8221; Democrat&#8217;s Accusations<\/h2>\n<p>Riley Gaines, \u2062the legendary NCAA swimmer and advocate of\u200c women\u2019s sports, fired back at a &#8220;Squad&#8221; Democrat who dismissed \u200dher and other witnesses&#8217; evidence against transgender participation in women&#8217;s sports as &#8220;transphobic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>After the Squad member mocked\u2064 the witnesses&#8217;\u200b evidence in her opening remarks, Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pa.), \u200bthe ranking member of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Health, faced a\u2064 strong \u2063response from\u2064 Gaines.<\/p>\n<p>Gaines did not take lightly Lee&#8217;s characterization of the testimonies against biological males participating in women&#8217;s sports as bigoted and &#8220;transphobic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s\u200c a place for\u200d everybody \u200bto play sports in this country,\u201d Gaines\u200b said, emphasizing the inclusion of transgender Americans. \u201cBut unsafe, unfair, and discriminatory practices must stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cInclusion cannot be prioritized over\u200b safety and fairness,\u201d the\u200b NCAA legend concluded. \u201cAnd ranking member Lee, if my \u200ctestimony makes me \u2018transphobic,\u2019 then I believe your opening monologue makes you a\u200d misogynist.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After a heated debate, Lee called a point of order, \u200cdemanding the\u200b removal of Gaines&#8217; comments from the \u200brecord.<\/p>\n<p>Gaines testified alongside other female executives who were \u200bsummoned as witnesses to\u2063 address the\u200d proposed Title IX rule modification by the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>The chairwoman of \u200cthe House Oversight \u200dSubcommittee \u2063on Health,\u200b Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), announced\u2064 that Gaines,\u200c along \u200dwith senior \u200clegal fellow Sarah Parshall Perry of the Heritage Foundation and former head women\u2019s lacrosse coach\u200b Kim Russell of Oberlin\u200c College, will be present at the upcoming hearing on\u200b &#8220;The Importance of Protecting Female Athletics and \u2063Title IX.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The hearing will focus on the proposed rule\u2062 revisions to Title IX, which\u2063 would include gender identity in the definition of sexual discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>According to the proposed amendment, colleges and universities would not be able to prevent biological\u200c men who identify as transgender women from competing in women&#8217;s sports.<\/p>\n<p>Last \u2064week, McClain stated on <em>Fox News<\/em>, \u200c&#8221;Congress must do everything \u200dit can to \u2064protect women&#8217;s \u2064sports.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe Biden administration is putting women\u2019s\u2062 safety, \u2064privacy, and opportunities\u200b at risk by dismantling \u200dTitle IX,\u201d McClain said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to \u200dhearing from Riley Gaines and other \u200cwitnesses firsthand about how these rule changes harm fairness and protection \u200cfor \u200dwomen in women\u2019s sports across the country,\u201d the \u200dcongresswoman concluded.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gaines has\u200c been a vocal opponent of biological male athletes competing against biological female\u2064 athletes and a strong advocate for \u200bwomen&#8217;s sports in general.<\/p>\n<p>The Olympic \u2063trial qualifier strongly criticized the\u2062 Title \u200dIX rule modification\u2063 proposal from the Biden administration\u200b in June, describing the &#8220;rewrite&#8221; of the\u200c women&#8217;s protection policy\u2062 as &#8220;an abomination.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lia Thomas is not a brave, courageous\u200c woman who EARNED a national \u2063title. \u200bHe is an arrogant, cheat who STOLE a national title from a hardworking, deserving woman. The\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ncaa<\/a> is\u2062 responsible. \u200d <\/p>\n<p>If I was a woman working at ESPN, I would walk out. You&#8217;re spineless \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@espn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/boycottESPN?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#boycottESPN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DF3n5RWsmV\">https:\/\/t.co\/DF3n5RWsmV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/1640025392965644294?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, \u20632023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! \u200dReceive breaking news blasts directly \u200cto your\u200b inbox\u2062 for free. \u2064Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Rep. Mary Miller<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Dan Schneider<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Dr. Jeff Barke<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with David\u200c Horowitz<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Meta Platforms\u200c will add invisible watermarking to its\u2062 text-to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meta-to-introduce-watermarking-feature-for-some-ai-products\/\" title=\"Meta is adding a watermarking feature to certain AI products\">-image generation product imagine<\/a> with Meta AI chatbot in the coming weeks\u2062 to enhance transparency.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Alphabet \u200cintroduced its most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-to-resign-from-congress-at-the-end-of-the-year\/\" title=\"McCarthy to leave Congress by year-end\">advanced artificial intelligence model capable<\/a> of crunch  <\/p>\n<h2> What are Riley\u200d Gaines&#8217; concerns about the proposed revision to Title IX, which\u2064 would allow biological men who identify \u200bas \u200btransgender women to compete in women&#8217;s\u200c sports<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Riley Gaines Stands Up Against &#8220;Squad&#8221; Democrat&#8217;s Accusations<\/p>\n<p>Riley \u200dGaines, the legendary NCAA swimmer \u2064and advocate of women\u2019s sports, fired back at a &#8220;Squad&#8221;\u200c Democrat \u2064who dismissed her and \u2062other witnesses&#8217; evidence against transgender participation in women&#8217;s sports\u2063 as &#8220;transphobic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During \u2064a House Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill, Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pa.), the ranking member of the \u2064committee, made derogatory remarks about \u200bthe testimonies against biological males participating in women&#8217;s sports. This did not sit well with Gaines, who \u2064strongly objected to Lee&#8217;s characterization of their evidence\u2064 as bigoted and &#8220;transphobic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s \u200da place for everybody to play sports in this country,\u201d Gaines said,\u2062 emphasizing \u200cthe inclusion of\u200c transgender Americans. \u201cBut unsafe, unfair, and discriminatory practices must stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gaines further asserted, \u201cInclusion cannot be prioritized over \u2064safety and\u200b fairness. And ranking member Lee, if my \u200btestimony makes me\u2064 \u2018transphobic,\u2019 then I believe your opening monologue makes you a misogynist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following a\u2062 heated exchange, Lee called a point of\u2062 order, demanding the removal of Gaines&#8217; comments from the\u2064 record.\u200c Gaines had testified alongside\u2064 other female executives who were summoned as witnesses \u2062to\u2063 address the proposed \u2063Title\u200c IX rule modification \u200cby the Biden \u200dadministration.<\/p>\n<p>Chairwoman Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) announced that Gaines, along with Sarah Parshall Perry of the Heritage \u2064Foundation and Kim Russell, the\u200b former head women\u2019s \u200clacrosse coach at Oberlin College, would be present at the upcoming hearing on &#8220;The Importance of Protecting Female Athletics and Title IX.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d focus \u200bof the hearing will be the proposed revision to Title IX, which would include gender identity in the definition of sexual \u2064discrimination. According to the amendment, colleges and universities would not be able to prevent biological men who identify as transgender women from competing in women&#8217;s sports.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, McClain stated \u2063on Fox \u200bNews,\u2062 &#8220;Congress\u2063 must do everything it can to protect women&#8217;s sports.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Biden administration is putting women\u2019s safety,\u2062 privacy, and opportunities at risk by dismantling Title IX,\u201d McClain said. \u201cWe look forward to hearing from Riley Gaines and other witnesses firsthand about how \u200bthese rule changes harm fairness and protection \u2062for women in women\u2019s sports across the country,\u201d the congresswoman concluded. <\/p>\n<p>Gaines has been a \u200dvocal opponent\u200c of biological male athletes \u200ccompeting against biological female \u200cathletes and a strong\u200c advocate for \u200dwomen&#8217;s sports in general. She strongly criticized the \u2062Title IX\u2063 rule modification proposal\u2063 from the Biden administration in June, describing the &#8220;rewrite&#8221; of the women&#8217;s \u2063protection policy as &#8220;an abomination.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The hearing will provide an important\u200b platform for Gaines and other witnesses to share their perspectives and concerns about the impact of transgender\u2063 participation in \u2063women&#8217;s sports. It is crucial that fair\u2063 and unbiased discussions take place to ensure the protection and integrity of women&#8217;s athletics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(L) Riley Gaines, a former collegiate swimmer, testifies at a House Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services hearing in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images) \/ (R) Summer Lee, a Pennsylvania Democratic Congressional candidate, speaks to the press outside her polling station. 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