SF State president calls Riley Gaines' sex-protected sports speech 'deeply traumatic' to trans community

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San Francisco State University’s president has now given her opinion on the Riley Gaines situation that occurred at the school, and once again, it wasn’t a message in favor of the NCAA champion swimmer.

Gaines claimed that she was "verbally and physically assaulted" by pro-transgender protesters following a speech she gave on campus on behalf of Save Women’s Sports. 

She clapped back at an email sent to the student body by the university’s vice president for student affairs and enrollment management, Jamillah Moore, who called the protest "peaceful."

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Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines speaks during a rally on Jan. 12, 2023, outside the NCAA Convention in San Antonio. (AP Photo / Darren Abate)

Now, SFSU President Lynn Mahoney said in her piece that the event was "deeply traumatic" for the trans community.

"Last Thursday, Turning Point USA hosted an event on campus that advocated for the exclusion of trans people and athletics. The event was deeply traumatic for many in our trans and LGBTQ+ communities, and the speaker’s message outraged many members of the SF State community," Mahoney wrote in a letter to the campus community, per KRON4.

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"As we have seen here and at many universities, balancing these with dearly held commitments to inclusion and social justice is hard and painful," Mahoney added. "To our trans community, please know how welcome you are. We will turn this moment into an opportunity to listen and learn about how we can better support you."

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