Riley Gaines

Yeah, well, gosh, over the past maybe two years, I've been on upwards of 80 different college campuses with Turning Point chapters. So it's, yeah. It's no joke. It's everything from your traditionally very liberal institutions like Harvard and Princeton and Cal Berkeley, but really everything in between to small private Christian schools.

Yeah, well, gosh, over the past maybe two years, I've been on upwards of 80 different college campuses with Turning Point chapters. So it's, yeah. It's no joke. It's everything from your traditionally very liberal institutions like Harvard and Princeton and Cal Berkeley, but really everything in between to small private Christian schools.

And so it's been awesome, especially over the past year, to see just how the reception and the willingness to engage that I have seen personally from students. This whole idea of being a closeted conservative on a college campus, I believe, is certainly fading. And, again, largely to thank because of Turning Point and what you guys have been able to do.

And so it's been awesome, especially over the past year, to see just how the reception and the willingness to engage that I have seen personally from students. This whole idea of being a closeted conservative on a college campus, I believe, is certainly fading. And, again, largely to thank because of Turning Point and what you guys have been able to do.

Yeah, this feels very timely, even given this week we saw President of the NCAA Charlie Baker testify before the Senate. There were some pretty strong lines of questioning that we saw from Senator Hawley, Senator Kennedy, Senator Blackburn. But the state of things now, you mentioned the San Jose State University debacle that has been ongoing in the sport of women's volleyball.

Yeah, this feels very timely, even given this week we saw President of the NCAA Charlie Baker testify before the Senate. There were some pretty strong lines of questioning that we saw from Senator Hawley, Senator Kennedy, Senator Blackburn. But the state of things now, you mentioned the San Jose State University debacle that has been ongoing in the sport of women's volleyball.

San Jose State, of course, a institution, a university in California, shocker, allowed a man to take a scholarship, a roster spot, a travel spot from a hardworking, deserving female athlete. It became public knowledge that this athlete was a male, and we saw universities begin to forfeit. We saw five universities do so.

San Jose State, of course, a institution, a university in California, shocker, allowed a man to take a scholarship, a roster spot, a travel spot from a hardworking, deserving female athlete. It became public knowledge that this athlete was a male, and we saw universities begin to forfeit. We saw five universities do so.

Utah State, University of Utah, Boise State, University of Wyoming, and University of Nevada. But I want to mention Boise State in particular because they made it to the Mountain West Conference Championship, which is outside of the NCAA tournament. It's the pinnacle of their sport.

Utah State, University of Utah, Boise State, University of Wyoming, and University of Nevada. But I want to mention Boise State in particular because they made it to the Mountain West Conference Championship, which is outside of the NCAA tournament. It's the pinnacle of their sport.

They were set to compete against San Jose State University, and they decided to prematurely in their season forego a bid for the NCAA tournament when they decided to forfeit against San Jose State, which... is incredibly commendable.

They were set to compete against San Jose State University, and they decided to prematurely in their season forego a bid for the NCAA tournament when they decided to forfeit against San Jose State, which... is incredibly commendable.

These girls, they told me, they said, look, you know, we know we're accepting a loss, but it's a loss we're willing to accept on our record because we know some things matter more than victory. So while we have not won the war yet, these are certainly little wins along the way. I don't think we would have seen this same type of—well, we didn't.

These girls, they told me, they said, look, you know, we know we're accepting a loss, but it's a loss we're willing to accept on our record because we know some things matter more than victory. So while we have not won the war yet, these are certainly little wins along the way. I don't think we would have seen this same type of—well, we didn't.

See, I wasn't willing to forfeit in that way two years ago. So it speaks to, I think, the boldness, how courage begets courage, and how people have had enough.

See, I wasn't willing to forfeit in that way two years ago. So it speaks to, I think, the boldness, how courage begets courage, and how people have had enough.

I think for two reasons mainly. Number one is fear. They're terrified of being called some sort of name or being looked at as being on the wrong side of history because that's what the other side does.

I think for two reasons mainly. Number one is fear. They're terrified of being called some sort of name or being looked at as being on the wrong side of history because that's what the other side does.

They'll say that this is equivalent to the civil rights movement, and if you don't accept trans people in women's spaces, it's equivalent to 60 years ago not accepting black people in white-only spaces. I mean, totally just... insane conclusions that they're drawing here. But secondly, I believe it's money. That's fairly obvious.

They'll say that this is equivalent to the civil rights movement, and if you don't accept trans people in women's spaces, it's equivalent to 60 years ago not accepting black people in white-only spaces. I mean, totally just... insane conclusions that they're drawing here. But secondly, I believe it's money. That's fairly obvious.