Riley Gaines Barker: Men & Women Are Different

Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg

Riley Gaines Barker is a 12-time all-American collegiate swimmer who gained national notoriety for her common sense stand that men and women are different.

In her collegiate swimming career, Riley faced firsthand the harm that “gender-affirming care” brings to women when she and her teammates were forced to share a locker room with a biological male during NCAA competitions.

In her speech from the 2025 Faith, Family & Freedom Banquet, Riley affirms the biblical realities of gender, sexuality, and life in the womb.

“The most purposeful and satisfactory and rewarding and fulfilling job that I have is being a mom.”

Listen to her entire speech by clicking here!