Opposing trans athletes in girls' sports is 'White supremacist patriarchy:' National Organization for Women

Riley Gaines explains on "OutKick The Morning" why female athletes had to launch a legal battle against the NCAA over its transgender policy.

The National Organization for Women (NOW) no longer supports women, several people declared after a controversial social media post.

NOW responded to the news of former and current college athletes filing a lawsuit against the NCAA, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to compete in the women’s championship back in 2022.

According to the women’s rights group, actions like these were the work of "White supremacist patriarchy," rather than a concern for equality.

The National Organization for Women attacked the controversy surrounding transgender athletes playing in girls' sports as being fueled by White supremacist patriarchy. (Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images)

"Repeat after us: Weaponizing womenhood against other women is white supremacist patriarchy at work. Making people believe there isn't enough space for trans women in sports is white supremacist patriarchy at work," the post read.

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This response faced swift backlash, particularly for women athletes advocate Riley Gaines, who helped file the lawsuit.

"I've never seen so many oppression buzzwords in one sentence. Apparently, advocating for fair sport makes me a white supremacist. I wonder if my attorney will agree. (in case you were wondering, NOW stands for National Organization of Women lol)," the host of Outkick's Gaines for Girls podcast wrote.

NOW's post later received a Community Note claiming that transgender athletes are barred from competing in sports.

"Transwomen are still