Riley Gaines opens up on getting a law to ban trans athletes from women's locker rooms named after her

Maine Rep. Laurel Libby joined the "Gaines for Girls" Podcast on OutKick to discuss Democrats who keep fighting for trans athletes in women's sports. (Credit: Gaines for Girls Podcast on OutKick)

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey hosted Riley Gaines Wednesday as he signed Riley Gaines Act into law, codifying definitions of "man" and "woman" into state law.

According to text of the measure, it "reaffirms longstanding meaning[s]" of sex, male and female in state law, preserves women’s restrooms, sleeping quarters, locker rooms and other private facilities for the sole use of women — to prevent "abuse, harassment, sexual assault and violence committed by men."

A law of a similar name has already been signed into law in Georgia focused specifically on sports, as Gaines has rapidly ascended as a conservative political icon in the three years since her infamous tie with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas in the 2022 NCAA women's swimming championships.

For Gaines, seeing state legislation, to help prevent similar incidents happening to other female athletes, named after her is "an honor." 

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Riley Gaines speaks after Gov. Patrick Morrisey signs WV's Riley Gaines Act (Screenshot/Gov. Morrisey)

"There's no bigger honor than having your name attached to something as foundational and significant as the defense of women's rights and biological reality," Gaines said in a statement. "The Riley Gaines Act merely defines sex-based terms like man and woman in state statute to prevent unelected bureaucrats from reinterpreting these words to mean what they want them to mean.The majority of American people know what a woman is and it's time our laws do too."

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