Navratilova, Gaines warn protection for female athletes 'at a precipice' as NCAA governing board meets

Former NCAA athlete Riley Gaines and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey discuss their fight to protect fairness in women’s sports.

The tide may be turning in favor of protecting female athletes against playing biological males in women’s sports, according to some activists.

The Our Bodies Our Sports coalition hosted an X Spaces event on Thursday which featured several speakers demanding the NCAA ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports.

According to the press release, "Over the past week, the NCAA Board of Governors, which is meeting [Thursday], has received personalized letters from over 7,000 female NCAA athletes urging the organization to repeal discriminatory policies that allow male bodies to roster on women’s collegiate teams and take playing time, opportunities to compete, and scholarships from female athletes."

Speakers ranged from college athletes forced to play against biological males to notable sports stars, such as former professional tennis player Martina Navratilova and former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines. Throughout the event, women like Payton McNabb and Madisan DeBos shared their difficult and harmful experiences competing with transgender athletes.

Navratilova and Gaines told Fox News Digital that more people support protection for female sports after hearing the impact transgender athletes have on girls. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb, File)

Though noting that some of the stories were "depressing," Navratilova took heart knowing that "people are getting more aware of what's going on."

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"It became much more emotional because you see the person, the woman that was affected by this. And I think the more