Riley Gaines Slams SF State University After She Was Attacked by Trans Mob on Campus
“I’m sorry did this just say PEACEFUL…I was assaulted.”
Swimmer Riley Gaines, who has become a major voice in the fight to protect women’s and girls’ sports, is slamming San Francisco State University after she was attacked and forced to barricade herself in a classroom by a pro-transgender mob.
The incident took place when Gaines, who famously competed against transgender swimmer Lea Thomas, visited the campus to discuss the threat posed to female athletes by the inclusion of men who identify as women.
After the incident, SF State released a statement thanking students “who participated peacefully in Thursday evening’s event.”
“It took tremendous bravery to stand in a challenging space. I am proud of the moments where we listened and asked insightful questions. I am also proud of the moments when our students demonstrated the value of free speech and the right to protest peacefully,” the statement from Jamillah Moore, vice-president for student affairs and enrollment management, continued.
The statement failed to mention the violent altercation during which Gaines was assaulted and trapped in a classroom for three hours until police finally arrived on the scene to disperse the crowd and safely escort her off campus.
“I’m sorry did this just say PEACEFUL…I was assaulted. I was extorted and held for [ransom]. The protestors demanded I pay them if I wanted to make it home safely,” Gaines wrote in response on Twitter. “I missed my flight home because I was barricaded in a classroom…We must have different definitions of peaceful.”
“I have no problem with ‘peaceful’ protest. I actually welcome it. I was grateful to see a diverse crowd in the room during my speech which I expressed multiple times. We had great dialogue and listened to each other. But that ambush was the opposite of peaceful,” she elaborated.