Riley Gaines, other female athletes 'not afraid' to defend sport against trans activists despite attacks

Competitive skateboarder Taylor Silverman says shes not afraid to speak out against biological males in womens sports, in spite of the assault last week on her friend Riley Gaines.

Competitive skateboarder Taylor Silverman doesn’t believe the recent attack on former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines following a speech to students about saving women's sports will hinder their defense of fairness in women’s sports. 

"This doesn’t hurt our fight, this doesn’t hurt our movement. It actually, if anything, brought a lot of light to her story and blew it up more," Silverman told Fox News Digital.

"I hope that everybody knows Riley's story because it's one that I think people are going to be learning about in history books one day," Silverman continued. "This is actually just making people more and more aware of how big a problem this is and what she’s fighting for, which is for women to have protected spaces."

RILEY GAINES 'AMBUSHED AND PHYSICALLY HIT' AFTER SAVING WOMEN'S SPORTS SPEECH AT SAN FRANCISCO STATE

Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines gained prominence for speaking out when she was forced to compete against transgender swimmer Lia Thomas. (Fox News)

Gaines was ambushed by activists shouting "trans rights are human rights" last week after delivering a speech on saving women’s sports at San Francisco State University. The 12-time NCAA All-American swimmer, who gained prominence for speaking out when she was forced to compete against transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, said she was "trapped" in a room for three hours while trying to safely escape the campus after the chilling attack. 

"Riley is handling this great. She has stayed positive. She's actually pursuing legal action against the individuals who assaulted her and trying to