Former University of Kentucky swimmer and activist Riley Gaines discusses NCAA transgender athlete policies and a recent 'Save Women's Sports' protest outside the NCAA convention.
Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines is holding strong to her criticism of the NCAA for its leaders' reluctance to meet with female athletes who say they have been adversely affected by policies allowing transgender athletes to compete in women's sports, and for taking a more passive approach to the issue than she believes is essential. "In 2010, they implemented a blanket policy for all sports. [Saying that after] 12 months of HRT hormone replacement therapy, you could compete in the category that aligns with your gender identity.
Now, what the NCAA is doing is they're in a phase-out approach. Essentially, they want nothing to do with the policy, which shows how cowardly, really they are," Gaines told "Fox & Friends Weekend" co-host Will Cain on Sunday. RILEY GAINES HAND-DELIVERS LETTER DEMANDING NCAA MEET WITH ATHLETES ‘ADVERSELY AFFECTED’ BY TRANS POLICIES Riley Gaines discussed the demand letter and petition she handed over to the organization. (Fox & Friends Weekend/Screengrab) "It shows they know this is wrong, and now they're leaving it up to each specific sport to make rules for that sport." Gaines, along with Olympians, coaches and other NCAA athletes, met with organizational officials at the 2024 NCAA Convention in Phoenix to hand-deliver a demand letter urging the officials to meet with female athletes said to be affected by trans athletes participating in women's sports.
The group also handed over a related petition said to have over 70,000 signatures. Gaines told Cain the group of protesters at the convention made