Former Division 1 college swimmer Riley Gaines had to deal with a scary scene on Friday after she was verbally and physically attacked following a speech she made on behalf of Save Women’s Sports at San Francisco State University.
Save Women’s Sports aims to bar trans women from competing in women’s sports. They also want to create a new division for where trans athletes would be allowed to compete.
The 12-time All-American champ shared alarming footage of cops hustling her to safety late Thursday at San Francisco State University.
“I was ambushed and physically hit twice by a man,” Gaines tweeted. “This is proof that women need sex-protected spaces.”
You can hear in the video someone saying, “Why are you running!”
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“Yeah you f—ing transphobic bitch — I f–ing see you!” another one could be heard saying.
“You crying! You f—ing crying bitch — f–k you!” one of the group screams.
“Bye bitch! F–k you,” the protesters yells, as others holding “Trans Lives Matter” signs chant “trans rights are human rights” and “Trans women are women.”
Riley would soon speak out on Twitter:
She also released a video:
Gaines was finally able to leave more than 3 hours after being first led to safety. It was with a huge police presence to stop her from being followed, online videos show.
Her husband, Louis Barker, also told Fox News Digital that the young swimmer reported being “hit multiple times.”
“I was shaking. It made me that mad. It makes me sick to feel so helpless about it,” the hubby said. “She was under police protection and was still hit by a man wearing a dress.”
Former Olympic decathlete and trans TV personality Caitlyn Jenner also offered Gaines support against the “radical rainbow mafia” saying, “Never back down! Never give up! I am praying for you!” and condemning SFSU.
This incident comes amidst rising tension around the country about trans rights and whether or not trans female athletes should be able to compete in the women’s division.
