Riley Gaines 'ambushed and physically hit' by male trans activist, swarmed by violent mob: 'The prisoners are running the asylum'



Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines has been subject to verbal and written abuse in recent weeks after she took a stand against the inclusion of men in women's sports. On Thursday night, however, her attackers turned to physical violence.

A man in a dress reportedly struck Gaines at least twice Thursday night after the 23-year-old swim star gave a speech about keeping women's spaces female-only. Her attacker was part of a hysterical mob of transsexual extremists and LGBT activists that descended on the Turning Point USA and Leadership Institute event at San Francisco State University.

Gaines posted a video to Twitter documenting some of the chaos that reached a fever pitch as audience members were being let out of the classroom, noting, "The prisoners are running the asylum at SFSU...I was ambushed and physically hit twice by a man. This is proof that women need sex-protected spaces."
The 12-time All-American swimmer underscored that the vicious attack "only further assures me I'm doing something right. When they want you silent, speak louder."
\u201cThe prisoners are running the asylum at SFSU...I was ambushed and physically hit twice by a man. This is proof that women need sex-protected spaces. \n\nStill only further assures me I'm doing something right. When they want you silent, speak louder. \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f\u201d
— Riley Gaines (@Riley Gaines) 1680844415

Kim Shasby Jones, co-founder of the Independent Council on Women's Sports, tweeted, "These people are UNHINGED and dangerous. It is 2023 and a young women is physically assaulted simply for speaking up for her rights!"

The Independent Women's Forum, for which Gaines is a spokeswoman, issued a statement strongly condemning the violence, adding, "Riley was violently accosted, ambushed, and physically assaulted during a speech on sex discrimination women face in their own single-sex sports category."

The IWF noted that "Riley is courageous in speaking up for truth, science and common sense. She has experienced firsthand the injustice female athletes face across America in their own sport."

"The effort to silence, threaten & harm women for standing up for #WomensRights is absolutely ludicrous. The Biden administration @POTUS & governing bodies of sport @ncaa @iocmedia pushing for biological males in women’s sport for the sake of inclusion are responsible for this," continued the statement.

Gaines had dared to tell her story to SFSU students about competing in the women’s NCAA swimming championships against male athlete Lia Thomas, whom she claimed in a February interview had exposed his male genitalia in a women's locker room after a meet.

Her agent, Eli Bremer, told Fox News Digital, "Her goal in speaking at universities has been to educate her peers about her experience and what the impact of the growing number of biological males in women’s sports will do to the integrity of Title IX. She has been questioned in civil and somewhat uncivil manners about her views many times, and she thoroughly encourages diverse viewpoints and debate on this issue."

Concerning Gaines' attack by a transsexual extremist, Bremer said, "This will not stop Riley from boldly educating people of the dangers of biological males in women’s sports. She will continue to speak the truth against the radical left that no longer understands the difference between men and women."

Footage taken by the student-run news outfit Golden Gate Xpress shows police escorting Gaines down a hallway and away from the angry mob. When the officers reach the end of one corridor, they appear to find the door to a safe room locked, at which point Gaines turns to calmly face the extremists, who held signs that read, "Go the f*** home," "trans lives matter," and "trans women are women."

One LGBT activist can be heard screaming, "transphobic b****."

\u201cRiley Gaines has been escorted out of the event into a side hallway in the HSS Building. Students were following through \u201ctrans women are women\u201d 8:31 p.m\u201d
— Golden Gate Xpress (@Golden Gate Xpress) 1680834361

Gaines was ultimately barricaded in a room with police protection for roughly three hours, during which time some transsexual activists attempted to extort her, saying they would disperse if paid off.

The All-American athlete did not leave campus until 11:38 p.m., 20 minutes after police announced that those who stuck around to protest would be arrested.

Upon learning that Gaines had been attacked, her husband, Louis Barker, said, "I was shaking. It made me that mad. It makes me sick to feel so helpless about it. ... She was under police protection and was still hit by a man wearing a dress."

A TPUSA spokesman told Fox News Digital that the mob had been "organized by SFSU's Queer and Trans Resource Center."

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Tennessee Democrat calls GOP state House member a 'white supremacist' for telling him he's violating the dress code; dress code was established by black woman



Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson got into a verbal sparring match with the House GOP on Twitter, calling one member a "white supremacist" after being told he was violating the dress code by wearing a traditional West African shirt in the chamber.

"We literally just got on the State House floor and already a white supremacist has attacked my wearing of my Dashiki," Pearson said on social media, adding that his "resistance" and "subversion" are meant to make some people uncomfortable.

The Twitter account for the House GOP fired back, telling Pearson that "unanimously approved rules for House decorum and dress attire is far from a racist attack."

The response also said that Pearson should "explore a different career" if he doesn't like the rules.

\u201cReferencing the bipartisan and unanimously approved rules for House decorum and dress attire is far from a racist attack. \n\nIf you don\u2019t like rules, perhaps you should explore a different career opportunity that\u2019s main purpose is not creating them.\u201d
— TN House Republicans (@TN House Republicans) 1675980395

Pearson wore a dashiki to the Tennessee chamber and was indirectly called out by a house Republican who referenced late Speaker Pro Tempore Lois DeBerry, who enforced a jacket and tie rule for male members.

“We honor Lois’ memory in how we look, how we treat each other, and how we give the respect we hope to get back, and part of that respect is how you look and how you appear," said Rep. David Hawk, according to WKRN.

Pearson commented on his clothing, saying "wearing my African attire, particularly in Black History Month is paying homage to the people who allowed me to be here.”

While there is no specific dress code on the books, according to the official rules, “the speaker will have the authority to set other guidelines for decorum."

As such, Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton released a statement, saying he would follow in DeBerry's footsteps:

“During her historic tenure in the General Assembly, the late Lois DeBerry established a precedent for attire that remains in place today; men must wear a coat and a tie if they wish to be recognized in committee or on the House floor. Ms. DeBerry would frequently address members violating this precedent and remind them of the requirement. The speaker will continue to follow the precedent and the path established by Ms. DeBerry to honor her and her incredible legacy within our legislative body," the statement read.

Pearson called the reference to DeBerry "wrong and immoral and a misuse of her legacy," while referencing his race and stating he was being attacked, using dressing in "drag" as an example of how Republicans want to control "people's agency."

DeBerry was the second African-American woman to serve in the Tennessee General Assembly and the first woman to serve as speaker pro tempore.

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\u201cToday, we celebrated Rep. Lois DeBerry on what would of been her 77th birthday. Rep. DeBerry is one of 12 people featured on the Memphis Suffrage Monument \u201cEquality Trailblazers\u201d that was sculpted by @AlanLeQuire. \n#TrailBlazer #WomensRights #VotingRights\u201d
— TNSuffrageTrail (@TNSuffrageTrail) 1651803401



Pro-abortion women threaten sex strike over Roe v. Wade reversal, pro-life Americans point out major flaw in liberals' abortion ultimatum: 'Your terms are acceptable'



Pro-abortion women are threatening to go on a sex strike following the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. However, pro-life Americans exposed a major flaw in the abortion ultimatum by liberals. In a rare instance, pro-life Americans completely agree with pro-abortion activists for them to practice abstinence.

The hashtags #SexStrike and #Abstinence trended on Twitter this weekend.

Here are just some of the dozens of sex strike threats made by pro-abortion women on Twitter:

  • "Sex Strike starting immediately. No sex with cis straight conservative men. No sex with men who aren't supporting our rights and fighting for this to be fixed. No sex until Roe vs. Wade is viewed as a constitutional right."
  • "I live in New York and I am DOUBLE FURIOUS with the Supreme Court . I want to find people who are coordinating a mass sex strike . That is our power."
  • "I've had the urge to scream at the top of my lungs all day today.. and if you don’t know or understand why.. you’re probably part of the problem. I say we go on a sex strike."
  • "Sex strike. Work strike. Spending strike. We’re not going to f*** you. We’re not doing your menial less-paid jobs. We’re not cleaning up your s**t. We’re not buying ANYTHING in your stores. You want to flex on women? Okay motherf***ers."
  • "If i have no right to my body, men have no right to it either #SexStrike."
  • "Womxn! Calling for a national #sexstrike No sex with men until women's rights are codified by law #Allmen #Underhiseye."
  • "Perhaps a #sexstrike (also known as #abstinence) would help the men folk to be all in on this #womensrights issue."
  • "In protest of the overturning of Roe V Wade every unmarried woman should go on a sex strike, stand up for what you believe in."
  • "I just feel like if women went on a worldwide sex strike we could get a lot of stuff changed for our benefit."
  • "They actually f***ing did it. They overturned Roe. Ladies, sex strike. Get all the plan B you can. The United States is a horror show. @USSupremeCourt You’re a joke. Useless. You are not for the American people AT ALL. I hope you never have another peaceful day in your lives."

However, pro-life Americans pointed out why the sex strike proposal completely backfires on liberals:

  • "Do all these women who say they’re going on a sex strike realize that they’ve now solved their abortion problem?"
  • "That moment when you realize if you go on #SexStrike you won’t need an abortion."
  • "Nicely done ladies! Abstaining from sex prevents an unwanted pregnancy and abortion."
  • "To people tweeting this, your terms are acceptable. We actually have no issue with you taking responsibility for once in your lives and not just having meaningless sex that ends with you taking an innocent human life."
  • "I don’t understand the logic behind going on a #sexstrike. Who exactly are you hurting by doing this aside from yourself and your partner? And if you love abortions the world is probably better off if you don’t have sex anyway."
  • "I am wondering if these ladies recognize that their pro-choice/abortion husbands would be the victims, while the pro-life husband and wives could protest this movement by simply having sex. Too Hilarious!"
  • "Dear people with blue hair: You can’t go on a sex strike if no one wants to bang you to begin with."

Last month, "The View" host Joy Behar called on women to go on a sex strike to protest against a possible overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court, but the proposal by the 79-year-old was widely lampooned.

In 2021, 76-year-old Bette Midler threatened a sex strike, and that ultimatum was also mocked severely.

In 2019, actress Alyssa Milano proposed a sex strike until women are given their bodily autonomy back, but it blew up in her face.