Riley Gaines

Well, that's it. And they haven't been able to answer this question. You don't have women's sports when you allow men into them. You don't have women's prisons when you're allowing men into these prisons. Women's sororities, I know you've had on your show a few times, actually, the girls at University of Wyoming who were a part of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

But they were promised sisterhood and they got the brother they never wanted. But it's on a sorority at that point. There is no such thing as a women's only space if you allow men into it. And it's the same thing with, I mean, you can ask ourselves why we have any category, right? Imagine how insane it would be if you had an 18-year-old playing with the 12 and unders.

But they were promised sisterhood and they got the brother they never wanted. But it's on a sorority at that point. There is no such thing as a women's only space if you allow men into it. And it's the same thing with, I mean, you can ask ourselves why we have any category, right? Imagine how insane it would be if you had an 18-year-old playing with the 12 and unders.

Or maybe I should just identify as 65 years old and start collecting Social Security. Sounds kind of fun. Maybe I'll do that.

Or maybe I should just identify as 65 years old and start collecting Social Security. Sounds kind of fun. Maybe I'll do that.

There's a lot of fingers to point, right? You could point a finger at the NCAA. You could point a finger at the federal government. You could point a finger at the International Olympic Committee. But I truthfully believe there's a finger to be pointed back at parents. I'm very fortunate. I'll say I have a dad who played professional football. He was in the NFL. He's an SEC Hall of Famer.

There's a lot of fingers to point, right? You could point a finger at the NCAA. You could point a finger at the federal government. You could point a finger at the International Olympic Committee. But I truthfully believe there's a finger to be pointed back at parents. I'm very fortunate. I'll say I have a dad who played professional football. He was in the NFL. He's an SEC Hall of Famer.

He's maybe at one point used to be big and strong. Now he's kind of just fat. But... My dad is your traditional manly man, and I will never, ever forget. We knew we were going to be competing against this man. We found out about three weeks before the competition, but we didn't know we were going to be sharing the locker room.

He's maybe at one point used to be big and strong. Now he's kind of just fat. But... My dad is your traditional manly man, and I will never, ever forget. We knew we were going to be competing against this man. We found out about three weeks before the competition, but we didn't know we were going to be sharing the locker room.

So the first time we became aware of this was when we were inches away from this 6'4 man who was fully undressed, fully intact, fully exposing himself, inches away from where we were simultaneously competing. fully unclothed. And I remember, of course, I just felt so violated and humiliated and it's embarrassing. It's awkward. It's uncomfortable.

So the first time we became aware of this was when we were inches away from this 6'4 man who was fully undressed, fully intact, fully exposing himself, inches away from where we were simultaneously competing. fully unclothed. And I remember, of course, I just felt so violated and humiliated and it's embarrassing. It's awkward. It's uncomfortable.

I immediately left the locker room and I called my dad and I said, Dad, he's in the locker room with us. And he told me, he said, Riley, you know, because they don't let uh, fans, which are really just the parents or spectators on the pool deck. You have to have special credentials. And so he told me, he said, uh, you're going to come open this side door.

I immediately left the locker room and I called my dad and I said, Dad, he's in the locker room with us. And he told me, he said, Riley, you know, because they don't let uh, fans, which are really just the parents or spectators on the pool deck. You have to have special credentials. And so he told me, he said, uh, you're going to come open this side door.

I'm going to act like I'm your university's bus driver. And I'm going to come in there and handle that, you know, myself to which I had to say, uh, dad, we already have one man in the locker room. We don't need to, um, My dad absolutely would have ended up in an orange jumpsuit because I have a phenomenal dad. Because I have a dad who I'm so fortunate for, for both of my parents, really.

I'm going to act like I'm your university's bus driver. And I'm going to come in there and handle that, you know, myself to which I had to say, uh, dad, we already have one man in the locker room. We don't need to, um, My dad absolutely would have ended up in an orange jumpsuit because I have a phenomenal dad. Because I have a dad who I'm so fortunate for, for both of my parents, really.

I largely accredit my leadership to my parents, for sure.

I largely accredit my leadership to my parents, for sure.

But I largely think we have to blame the feminist movement for men not speaking up in the way that that I think most women now would would appreciate. We've emasculated. I say we again, I mean, the traditional feminist movement, they've emasculated men. telling them, you know, no uterus, no opinion. This is a woman's issue. We don't need you.

But I largely think we have to blame the feminist movement for men not speaking up in the way that that I think most women now would would appreciate. We've emasculated. I say we again, I mean, the traditional feminist movement, they've emasculated men. telling them, you know, no uterus, no opinion. This is a woman's issue. We don't need you.

And so now men, I think, are viewing this in particular as it's women who are being more adversely... It impacts all of humanity, but women and children who are more adversely affected by this. And they're looking at this as it's a woman's issue. And so they have stepped back and they said, look... You know, you made your bed lie in it.