Riley Gaines held a ceremony for the Stone Ridge Christian High School girls volleyball team weeks after forfeiting a playoff game that would have featured a trans athlete.
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FormerNCAAswimmerandOutKickcontributorRileyGaineshonoredtheStoneRidgeChristianHighSchoolgirlsvolleyballteaminCaliforniaforforfeitingaplayoffgamethatwouldhavefeaturedatransathlete.
GainesheldaceremonyfortheteamatitsowngymnasiumandsharedherownstoryabouthavingtocompeteagainstandsharealockerroomwithtransathleteLiaThomasatthe2022NCAAwomen’sswimmingchampionships.
“Weknewhavingamanundressingnexttousinthelockerroom,standingatsixfootfour,weknewthatwaswrong,”Gainessaid.“Weknewthesilencingthatwewerefacingfromouruniversities,ourinstitutions,howreally,theyeffectivelysilencedus,muzzledus.Weknewallofthatwaswrong.Butnoneofus,includingmyself,hadthecouragethatthesegirlsonthiscourttodayhad.”
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