The Story of Riley Gaines https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Thu, 28 Dec 2023 17:16:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg The Story of Riley Gaines https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 SPOTLIGHT: The Story of Riley Gaines https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2023/12/spotlight-the-story-of-riley-gaines/ Thu, 28 Dec 2023 11:00:09 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=25399 Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg

This episode of Illinois Family Spotlight is highlighting remarks made in August 2023, by Riley Gaines during a Will County Republican organization banquet, where she recounts her personal experience of having to compete against a biological male and the dismantlement of Title IX.

Riley Gaines made headlines when, in 2022, during an NCAA competition for the University of Kentucky, she was forced to share a swimming pool and locker room with male competitor, Will Thomas, who self-identifies as a female – Lia Thomas.… Continue Reading

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