Trans ideology is taking over women's spaces. So where are the women?

Former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines joins 'The Faulkner Focus' to discuss House Republicans' legislation barring transgender athletes from participating in women's sports.

Editor's note: This column was adapted from an essay that first appeared on Outkick.com .

On March 4, I wrote a column about the war against biological women.

When OutKick published it, I braced myself for attacks from activists calling me a transphobe, a bigot, a hateful right-wing fascist, all the buzz words they love. And of course, I did get a few of those.

But to my surprise, the response was overwhelmingly positive. Countless women and men thanked me for speaking out. They expressed their anger over the infiltration of biological men in female spaces and their concern about the erasure of women's sports in the name of "inclusion."

But here's the problem: Many of these messages of support came privately in my DMs or via text message. They are happy that a few people like me are shouldering this fight because they are too afraid — for various reasons — to do it themselves.

But the silence has to stop. And earlier this month, we found out why.

RILEY GAINES SHREDS BIDEN PROMISE TO VETO BILL PROTECTING WOMEN'S SPORTS: 'CATERING TO A RADICAL MINORITY'

Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was violently assaulted at San Francisco State University. She had arrived on campus to give a speech on protecting women's sports. But instead of civil discourse, she was met with a mob of trans activists who held her hostage in a hallway.

Then, a grown man in a dress physically assaulted her.

I'm done being nice. Actually, I passed that point a long time ago.

I'm p*ssed.

And you should be, too.

Where are the women?

If you had told me a