{"id":2206309,"date":"2024-03-26T08:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T12:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/riley-gaines-draws-womens-history-honors-on-same-day-one-year-later-as-lia-thomas-in-rebut-to-espn\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T08:33:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T12:33:28","slug":"riley-gaines-draws-womens-history-honors-on-same-day-one-year-later-as-lia-thomas-in-rebut-to-espn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/riley-gaines-draws-womens-history-honors-on-same-day-one-year-later-as-lia-thomas-in-rebut-to-espn\/","title":{"rendered":"Riley Gaines earns women&#8217;s history honors on the anniversary of Lia Thomas, responding to ESPN"},"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\">30<\/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-draws-womens-history-honors-on-same-day-one-year-later-as-lia-thomas-in-rebut-to-espn%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=2206309&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>OutKick has recognized Riley Gaines for her advocacy in women&#8217;s sports, coinciding with ESPN&#8217;s honoring \u2063of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas. Gaines, a vocal supporter of women&#8217;s athletics, advocates for fair competition exclusively for biological women. She sheds light on the challenges faced by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-times-transgender-athletes-dominated-womens-sports\/\" title=\"5 Times Transgender Athletes Dominated Women\u2019s Sports\">female athletes<\/a> and emphasizes the importance of\u2064 preserving \u200dthe integrity \u200bof women&#8217;s sports. OutKick has\u200b acknowledged Riley Gaines for her dedication to \u200bwomen&#8217;s sports advocacy, aligning with ESPN&#8217;s tribute to transgender swimmer Lia\u200b Thomas. Gaines, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-real-life-iron-man-the-incredible-story-of-elon-musks-rise-to-worlds-richest-man\/\" title=\"\u2018A Real Life Iron-Man\u2019: The Incredible Story Of Elon Musk\u2019s Rise To World\u2019s Richest Man\">vocal advocate<\/a> for women&#8217;s athletics, promotes fair competition\u2063 specifically for\u2062 biological women. She highlights the obstacles female athletes encounter and underscores the significance\u2064 of upholding the essence of \u2063women&#8217;s sports.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1628328\/riley-gaines-to-join-outkick-with-new-show-gaines-for-girls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>OutKick<\/a> has honored <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/riley-gaines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Riley Gaines<\/a> for her women\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sports<\/a> advocacy efforts on the same day, just one year later, as ESPN honored transgender swimmer<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lia-thomas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Lia Thomas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe difference here is that Riley is actually a woman who has, and continues to, put herself in harm\u2019s way to benefit other actual women. Not deprive women of achievements and opportunities,\u201d Gary Schreier, OutKick senior vice president and managing editor, exclusively told the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On March 26, 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1525262\/megyn-kelly-blasts-espn-for-honoring-lia-thomas-for-womens-history-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>ESPN honored Thomas<\/a>, the biological male who identifies as a female, as part of a \u201cCelebrating Women\u2019s History Month\u201d segment, noting Thomas\u2019s NCAA championships win in the women\u2019s 500-meter free in 2022 while swimming for the University of Pennsylvania amid criticism.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p> https:\/\/youtu.be\/FVyGSCwnEBU <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>At the same NCAA championships, Gaines tied Thomas for fifth place in the 200-meter free. She said she \u201cleft with no trophy,\u201d noting that it was given to Thomas. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gaines has since become an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2438485\/gaines-slams-aoc-fearmongering-over-invasive-sports-examinations-just-uninformed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>outspoken voice<\/a> for women\u2019s athletics, seeking to reserve their participation for biological women exclusively. She has additionally slammed the NCAA for failing to protect the integrity of women\u2019s sports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a world that constantly reinforces men make the best women, I\u2019m so grateful to have received this honor and recognition from OutKick,\u201d Gaines told the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em> \u201cIt\u2019s in total contrast to who ESPN chose to honor during Women\u2019s History Month last year. OutKick sends a very clear message that women matter!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Gaines, the Independent Council on Women\u2019s Sports, and several other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-blast-gop-gov-noem-for-refusing-to-sign-bill-protecting-girls-sports\/\" title=\"Conservatives Blast GOP Gov. Noem For Refusing To Sign Bill Protecting Girls Sports\">collegiate athletes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/2921163\/riley-gaines-and-other-female-athletes-sue-ncaa-over-transgender-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sued the NCAA<\/a>, among other entities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s official! I\u2019m suing the NCAA along with 15 other collegiate athletes who have lost out on titles, records, &#038; roster spots to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/transgender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>men posing as women<\/a>,\u201d Gaines <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/1768335572798456179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1768335572798456179%7Ctwgr%5E0a0d188ce959a915b3b87e3a664cc2e6cb2b6654%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fsports%2F2921163%2Friley-gaines-and-other-female-athletes-sue-ncaa-over-transgender-policy%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>announced<\/a>. \u201cThe NCAA continues to explicitly violate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-justice-department-pick-helped-kill-pipeline-favored-by-key-senator\/\" title=\"Biden Justice Department Pick Helped Kill Pipeline Favored by Key Senator\">federal civil rights law<\/a> of Title IX. About time someone did something about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>\ud83d\udea8it&#8217;s official!\ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m suing the NCAA along with 15 other collegiate athletes who have lost out on titles, records, &#038; roster spots to men posing as women<\/p>\n<p>The NCAA continues to explicitly violate the federal civil rights law of Title IX. About time someone did something about\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/1768335572798456179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer efforts and self-sacrifice for the cause of fairness in female sports has been an inspiration,\u201d OutKick\u2019s Schreier said.<\/p>\n<p>The former University of Kentucky championship swimmer-turned-women\u2019s sports advocate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1628328\/riley-gaines-to-join-outkick-with-new-show-gaines-for-girls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>joined OutKick\u2019s lineup<\/a> in July, beginning her own show, <em>Gaines for Girls.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OutKick recognizes Riley Gaines for her advocacy in women&#8217;s sports on the same day, one year after ESPN honored Lia Thomas. Riley, a woman championing women&#8217;s causes, stands in contrast to Lia, emphasizing the importance of genuine female representation in sports, safeguarding the interests of women athletes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2689,"featured_media":2206311,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/riley-gaines-and-lia-thomas-1024x591.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2206309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/riley-gaines-and-lia-thomas-1024x591.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2689"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2206309"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206309\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2206311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2206309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2206309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2206309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}