Riley Gaines

I just wanted to swim.

I just wanted to compete fairly.

And then, boom, that was impacted.

And here we are, just trying to make a difference when and where we can.

That's certainly what I hope people see me as.

You're right, getting past the headlines, anti-trans swimmer slams Leah Thomas.

It's all that reductionist view of a human being.

They just try to paint you in the worst possible light, the bigotry, the transphobia.

Stop using those words and just talk about the reality of the facts of what we're talking about here and you realize you don't have an argument.

Your argument is based on nonsense.

That's what every parent needs to wake up and recognize.

That's what every person hearing this is that every person that works in the schools needs to recognize.

You're talking nonsense and you're likely encouraging people who are mentally ill and maybe narcissists to dominate women's sports.

A lot of them.

More than one.

And they're encouraging this and they're making this person go from being a mediocre male swimmer to being a fucking hero.

And that's nonsense.

And if we want to embrace nonsense, that's the road to demise.

Because nonsense does not stop there.

If we can get away with that nonsense, it's going to go further and further and further.